JM42B - Ballast stone
James Matthews
Ballast stones: volcanic agglomerate and quartzite.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 3
Material Ballast stone
Museum Reference
Registration Number 42
ID 11002
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
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...