MV Lady Rose is a small, single-screw, diesel coastal vessel, which operated on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Originally a Union Steamship Company of British Columbia vessel, she was the smallest ship ever custom ordered for them.
The original engines were built by the National Gas and Oil Company, an English firm, and consisted of the main unit, a 220 horsepower diesel engine with a 28-horsepower reserve unit, The ship's speed was 11.5 knots.
However, this was the first diesel powered vessel to cross the Atlantic driven by a single propeller.
She operated on routes between Port Alberni, Bamfield and Ucluelet, all near or on Barkley Sound.