Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

JM26 - Copper/brass

James Matthews

Spikes: 12 small, 1 large nail. 2 fragments. (not treated)

Site Area Code Local

Number of Items 15

Material Copper/brass

Museum Reference

Registration Number 26

ID 10986

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...