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- ↑ Winfield, Rif (2015). French Warships in the Age of Sail, 1786–1861. Barnsley: Seaforth. p. 1864?. ISBN 9781848323537 . Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ↑ Wise, Stephen R (1988). Lifeline of the Confederacy. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press. pp. 206–208, 323. ISBN 0-87249-799-2.
- ↑ Deayton, Alistair (30 August 2013). Directory of Clyde Paddle Steamers. Stroud: Amberley. p. 219. ISBN 9781445614878.
- ↑ Deayton, Alistair (30 August 2013). Directory of Clyde Paddle Steamers. Stroud: Amberley. pp. 234–235. ISBN 9781445614878.
