HMS Magnet

HMS Magnet

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Magnet":

*HMS|Magnet|1807|6 was an 18-gun "Cruizer" class brig-sloop launched in 1807 and lost in 1809.
*HMS|Magnet|1809|6 was a 16-gun brig-sloop, previously the French privateer "St Joseph". She was captured in 1809 and foundered in 1812.
*HMS "Magnet" was a 10-gun brig, formerly the civilian ship "Governor Simcoe". She was purchased in 1812 and renamed HMS|Sir Sydney Smith. She was renamed HMS "Magnet" in 1814, and was burnt later that year.
*HMS|Magnet|1823|6 was a 3-gun packet brig launched in 1823 and sold in 1847.
*HMS|Magnet|1830|6 was a gunboat listed between 1830 and 1846.
*HMS|Magnet|1855|6 was a mortar vessel launched in 1855. She was renamed "MV 15" later that year, became a dockyard craft in 1857 and was broken up in 1867.
*HMS|Magnet|1856|6 was a "Albacore" class wood screw gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1874.


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