JM430 - Clay pipes
James Matthews
Clay pipes: broken. Marked ‘JI’ on spur. Moulded bowl w/ 5 ribs/4 lines each side and paired wheat sheaves on front and rear seams. Plus wool carding comb in concretion.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 52
Material Clay pipes
Museum Reference
Registration Number 430
ID 11425
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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