Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

JM6139 - Stoneware

James Matthews

Sherd

Site Area Code Local

Site Location James Matthews site

Number of Items 1

Material Stoneware

Museum Reference

Registration Number 6139

ID 113923

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...