Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

JM98 - Tools

James Matthews

Marling spike and wood fragments.

Site Area Code Local

Number of Items 13

Material Tools

Museum Reference

Registration Number 98

ID 11070

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...