Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

JM169 - Lead

James Matthews

Scupper. Oval cross section.
One flange oval, w/ 2 thicknesses of metal, timber frags and copper alloy nails; remains of leather? around nail holes. One D-shaped flange, w/ 2 layers of metal; ? lead or copper sheathing behind the D-shape flange.

Site Area Code Local

Site Location Grid 3

Number of Items 1

Material Lead

Museum Reference

Registration Number 169

ID 11143

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...