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- ↑ This references HMS Superb (1798) under the command of Richard Goodwin Keats in Nelson's chase of the French fleet in 1804-5 to the West Indies and back. See; Hannah, P., A Treasure to the Service, Green Hill, 2021 Ch.8.
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- ↑ Dawson, Peter (July 1928). Outward Bound; Drake's Drum. Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (Stanford). With men's chorus and orchestra. His Master's Voice. B 2743 (10"). Retrieved 19 May 2020. at 45worlds
- ↑ Dawson, Peter (September 1933). Devon, O Devon; The Old Superb. Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (Stanford). With men's chorus and orchestra. His Master's Voice. B 4883 (10"). Retrieved 19 May 2020. at 45worlds
- ↑ Dawson, Peter (1928). Homeward Bound; The Old Superb. Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (Stanford). (South Australia Government Gazette, 22 March 2001, p. 960: Copyright Act, 1968). His Master's Voice. C 1479 (12"). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ Stanford, Benjamin Luxon, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Norman Del Mar - Songs Of The Sea / Songs Of The Fleet at Discogs
