| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Magnet |
| Acquired | 1812 by capture |
| Renamed | HMS Attentive (c.1814?) |
| Fate | Broken up 1817 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 35864⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
HMS Magnet was an American brig captured in 1812. HMS Magnet served during the War of 1812 as a prison ship at Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Royal Navy eventually renamed her Attentive, possibly in 1814 when the Navy acquired Sir Sydney Smith, which it renamed Magnet. Then as Attentive she served as a store ship, still apparently on the Halifax station, before she sailed to Britain in 1816. She was broken up in January 1817.[1]
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 402.