HMS Sir Sydney Smith

HMS Sir Sydney Smith

HMS "Sir Sydney Smith" was a 10-gun brig of the Royal Navy. She saw service on the on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812.

She was previously named "Simcoe", and was also referred to as "Governor Simcoe". . She was named after John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. She was briefly involved in a chase near Burlington, Ontario by USS "Julia". She was not however a commissioned warship of the Royal Navy and so is not entitled to the prefix 'HMS'. She was however purchased by the navy in 1812, and was renamed HMS "Magnet" on 11 January 1814. She was burnt on 5 August 1814 to prevent her being captured by the Americans.

References

*Colledge
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j4/julia-i.htm Julia DANFS entry on USS "Julia"]


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