HMS Magnet (1809)

History
France
Name	San Joseph
Builder	Saint-Malo
Laid down	1807
Captured	13 February 1809
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Magnet
Acquired	1809 by capture
Fate	Foundered September 1812
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen	28585⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 90 ft 5 in (27.6 m) Keel: 69 ft 4+5⁄8 in (21.1 m)
Beam	27 ft 10 in (8.5 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
Sail plan	Sloop
Complement	Privateer:96 Royal Navy:90
Armament	Privateer:14 guns Royal Navy:12 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

HMS Magnet was the former French privateer San Joseph or San Josepho, built in 1807, that the British captured in 1809. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Magnet. She disappeared, presumed to have foundered with all hands, while sailing to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in August or September 1812.