&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:The_%22Governor_Simcoe%22_was_pursued_by_an_American_squadron_while_trying_to_enter_Kingston_harbour.jpg) The North West Company schooner Governor Simcoe was pursued by an American squadron while trying to enter Kingston harbour.
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| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name | Governor Simcoe |
| Namesake | John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. |
| Builder | Richard Cartwright |
| Launched | Kingston, 29 October 1793 |
| Fate | Sold to Provincial Marine, March 1813 |
| Notes | Merchant schooner |
 United Kingdom | |
| Renamed | Sir Sydney Smith |
| Acquired | March 1813 |
| Fate | Sold to Royal Navy, 1814 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Renamed | HMS Magnet 11 January 1814 |
| Acquired | 1814 |
| Fate | Blown up 5 August 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 137 (bm) |
| Length | 74 ft (22.6 m) (deck) |
| Beam | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner and later brig |
| Complement | 75–80 + 29 marines |
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Governor Simcoe was a merchant schooner launched in 1793. The Provincial Marine acquired her in 1813 and renamed her after the British naval officer Sir Sidney Smith. She saw service on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. The Royal Navy acquired her in 1814 and renamed her HMS Magnet. A few months later her captain had to blow her up to prevent the Americans from capturing the vessel.