JM188 - Clay pipes
James Matthews
Clay pipes w/ short stems: marked 'JI' on spur. Moulded bowl with 5 ribs/ 4 lines each side and paired wheat sheaves on front and rear seams.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 53
Material Clay pipes
Museum Reference
Registration Number 188
ID 11166
Status Commonwealth
The wreck was located in 1973 on
the north side of Woodman Point in
Cockburn Sound, by members of the
Underwater Explorers Club (UEC) who
were conducting an underwater line
search as part of their wreck research
programme.
Archival research revealed that
James Matthews was a snow-brig of 107
tons, registered at the Port of London.
The...
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