JM546 - Fittings
James Matthews
Pulley block: Single sheave. Wooden pin hole d-shaped on one side circular on the other w/ rope (found MAC-023 Tray 0) strap 3 strand and served. One cheek incomplete.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Fittings
Museum Reference
Registration Number 546
ID 10904
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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