Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

JM489 - Glass

James Matthews

Sheets of glass: possibly window panes.

Site Area Code Local

Site Location From box of glass window panes

Number of Items 28

Material Glass

Museum Reference

Registration Number 489

ID 11486

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...