JM646 - Rope/leather/etc.
James Matthews
Rope: Two lengths of rope joined by loop knot. 4 strands & heart, one piece is wormed, the other not. Neither are parcelled and both are served
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 2
Material Rope/leather/etc.
Museum Reference
Registration Number 646
ID 11534
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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