JA2315 - Armament
James
Signal Gun. (With replica carriage & rigging) Ship cannon. Bore spiked. 1830s. No. 478.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Armament
Museum Reference
Registration Number 2315
ID 23703
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
James
James was an American-built vessel owned by Chapman and Company. The vessel was sheathed in copper (1828), carried two chain and one hempen cable, and was armed with three cannon. It had a single deck with beams, a raised new deck and new upperworks in 1828. The vessel was involved in the passenger trade from Europe. Captain Ellis met the vessel at Kingstown, Ireland, on 18 December 1829 and...