HMS Magnet

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Magnet, 1856
Type: Gunboat ; Armament 4
Launched : 29 Jan 1856 ; Disposal date or year : 1874
Disposal Details : Broken up Chatham
BM: 232 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 60 hp
Notes:
All gunboats from 1 Jan 1856, are to be commissioned as independent commands with a crew of 36 men and officers.
23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; White Squadron ; Commander Rowley
1860 Tender to Pembroke at Harwich
1870 Sheerness