JM354 - Chalk
James Matthews
Chalk and chalk flint.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 17
Material Chalk
Museum Reference
Registration Number 354
ID 11344
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
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...