JM322A - Copper/brass
James Matthews
Unidentified: Remains of oval-shaped hollow object. Found associated w/ small glass vial w/ cork (JM 322B). Possibly part of container for the vial. Three parts.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 322
ID 11312
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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