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- ↑ "Thomas Dunlop & Sons". www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk.
- ↑ "Dunlop, Sir T". www.scotlandswar.co.uk.
- ↑ "WRECKSITE - Dunlop T. & Sons - Queen Line Glasgow". www.wrecksite.eu.
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- ↑ "Clan Line". www.theshipslist.com.
- ↑ "Vessel list". www.clydeships.co.uk.
