Wagon axle: 4 pieces. Bearing JM 474. Shaft of axle more eroded than others as bearing is not in situ.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Cargo
Registration Number 458
ID 11453
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...