Rope (from Pulley block JM 545 : double sheave w/ rope strap and 30 cm of served rope possibly an iron pin)
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Rope/leather/etc.
Registration Number 545
ID 53770
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...