JM723 - Cargo
James Matthews
Carding comb fragments: Iron.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 13
Material Cargo
Museum Reference
Registration Number 723
ID 10849
Status Commonwealth
Carding comb fragments: Iron.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 13
Material Cargo
Registration Number 723
ID 10849
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...