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- 1 2 "Fireboat St Mungo: Glasgow City Archives, Deposited Collections". The Glasgow Story.
- ↑ Michael Meighan (2013-12-17). Glasgow: A history. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445618654 . Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- 1 2 "The St Mungo: Glasgow's Fire Boat on The Clyde". Scottish Fire and Rescue Heritage Trust.