JM612 - Rope/leather/etc.
James Matthews
Rope (found in MAC-023 Tray 04) in leather binding.
Leather (MAC-027)–MONITORED FOR SHRINKAGE BY KK.
Site Area Code Local
Site Location SP 3 & 4
Number of Items 1
Material Rope/leather/etc.
Museum Reference
Registration Number 612
ID 11498
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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