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- ↑ Register of the Naval Militia of the U.S. United States. Division of Naval Militia Affairs. 1910. p. 4.
- ↑ "Concord". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Wyoming". Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Vicksburg II (Gunboat No. 11) 1897-1921". Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "New Orleans I (Ship-of-the-Line)". Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Milwaukee II (C-21)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "10 U.S. CODE § 7854 - AVAILABILITY OF MATERIAL FOR NAVAL MILITIA". law.cornell.edu/. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ "10 U.S. CODE § 7851 - COMPOSITION". law.cornell.edu/. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
