JM432 - Copper/brass
James Matthews
Name plates: Circular w/ stamped decoration of rider on horseback wielding a sabre. Surrounding words 'Prince of Waterloo'. Flat tampered shank appears to have been welded in place.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 2
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 432
ID 11427
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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