Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

JM724 - TIMBER

James Matthews

Ship model. Representation of the Don Francisco as a slaver before becoming James Matthews. Scale 1:48 or 1/4”: 1 ft. Shows internal arrangements & slave platform as envisaged from research.

Number of Items 1

Material TIMBER

Museum Reference

Registration Number 724

ID 27113

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...