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 The
M.V. Lady Rose, originally christened “Lady Sylvia”
at her 1937 launching, was built by A & J Inglis Limited
of Pointhouse Shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland, and was designed
by W.D. McLaren of Vancouver.
Although not the last vessel acquired by the Union Steamship
Company, she was the last commissioned to be built for them.
Her specifications are 105 foot length, 22 foot beam and 7
foot draft. Her 199 gross tones were powered by one 220 b.h.p.
National diesel four-stroke motor with an auxiliary 28 b.h.p.
Russell Newberry for driving the dynamo, air compressor and
pumps. Today, she operates on a 385 horse power 6 cylinder
Caterpillar engine, running at 850 r.p.m. producing a service
speed of 11 knots and burning 12 gallons of diesel per hour.
The Lady Rose can carry up to 100 passengers and 25 tons of
cargo.
Designed for the sheltered coastal waters of British Columbia,
this stocky little vessel soon proved capable of much more,
becoming the first diesel powered vessel to cross the Atlantic
driven by a single propeller.
Location is:
5425 Argyle St, Port Alberni, BC.
 Next
to Alberni Harbour Quay.
Phone: 250-723-8313
Fax: 250-723-8314
Toll Free 1-800-663-7192
Open April to September
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