Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

JM196 - Clay pipes

James Matthews

Clay pipe stems: marked ‘JI’ on spur. Moulded bowl w/ 5 ribs/4 lines each side and paired wheat sheaves on front and rear seams.

Site Area Code Local

Number of Items 66

Material Clay pipes

Museum Reference

Registration Number 196

ID 11176

Status Commonwealth

Map of shipwreck

James Matthews

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...