Admiral Blake (I)

In 1978 this vessel sank near the Albion Ferry dock. Tim Agg (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 05/11/2017) reports that "In 1964 I spent two very memorable voyages on her, and I have strong memories of them. This vessel did carry explosives - on one of my two trips, we loaded dynamite at the CIL plant on James Island, and unloaded it at Jedway. The return included loading frozen whale meat and sacks of whale meal at Coal Harbour, discharged at Steveston; that was enough to convince me that whaling should be ended. We also did grocery runs to floating logging camps. At the time, this vessel was owned by folks who were trying, ultimately without success, to compete with Northlands." Tim Colton lists the original pendant number of the Admiral Blake as MMS 1051. Colton states "Clare Shipbuilders was formed in 1940, but almost immediately sold to Clarke Steamship Co.. It was located on the site previously occupied by Meteghan Shipbuilding, which was across Highway 10 from where the A. F. Theriault yard is today." Brendan Coyle reports that this vessel is sunk near the old Albion Ferry Dock in the Fraser River. This vessel was the subject of a court case in the Supreme Court of Canada 1962-04-24 [1962] SCR 412 John C. Jackson Ltd. v. Sun Insurance Office Ltd. (Insurance—Marine—Motor vessel partially submerged—Cargo of fish rendered valueless by decomposition—Policy insuring "against loss or damage by …sinking… while being transported in any… motor vessel…"—Meaning of "sinking".)