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References
- 1 2 3 Ships Monthly, July 2008. Page 46
- ↑ Ships Monthly, July 2008. Page 47
- 1 2 3 Ships Monthly, July 2008. Page 48
- ↑ Stena Discovery
- ↑ Sunday Mirror Fast ferry axed
- ↑ "Stena Britannica". Archived from the original on 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "Stena Hollandica". Archived from the original on 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Aker Yards To build the world's largest ferries for Stena
- ↑ Harwich Hook of Holland 1893–2010. Published by Ferry Publications, PO Box 33, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM99 4LP.
- ↑ Feeder Lines, pt 1 Archived 31 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Harwich Hook of Holland 1893–2010. Published by Ferry Publications, PO Box 33, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM99 4LP
- 1 2 "Välkommen till Fakta om Fartyg". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
- ↑ Harwich Hook of Holland 1893 to 2010. Published by Ferry Publications, PO Box 33, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM99 4LP
- ↑ Harwich Hook of Holland 1893–2010. Published by Ferry Publications, PO Box 33, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM99 4LP