HMS Magnet (1807)

HMS Magnet was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop built at Robert Guillaume’s yard at Northam and launched in 1807. She served in the Baltic, where she took two prizes, one an armed privateer, before wrecking in 1809.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Magnet.

Magnet
History
 Royal Navy
NameHMS Magnet
Ordered1 October 1806
BuilderRobert Guillaume, Northam, Southampton
Launched19 October 1807
FateWrecked 11 January 1809
General characteristics
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen38241⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 77 ft 3+1⁄2 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig rigged
Complement121
Armament16 x 32-pounder carronades + 2 x 6-pounder chase guns
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