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HMS ''Magnet'' was a 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. ==Baltic== She was commissioned under Lieutenant George Morris, who sailed her for the Baltic.〔Winfield (2008), p.299.〕 During the Finnish War or (Russo-Swedish War of 1808-1809) Sweden and Britain were allies and Britain had stationed a squadron there with as its main objective preventing the Russian high seas fleet from putting to sea. On 2 June 1808. ''Magnet'' was in company with the frigate when they, together with the boats of and , captured four Russian vessels carrying corn. They also captured the boat ''Humbug''. On 20 August, ''Salsette'', the ship sloop ''Ariel'' and ''Magnet'' joined the squadron under Samuel Hood in ''Centaur'', which was blockading the Russian fleet in Rogerwick Bay.〔Rogerwick was also known as Rogerswick, Ragervik, Ragersvik, Roghervik and Port Baltic. It is about 20 miles west of Reval, the present day Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.〕 On 30 August Sir James Saumarez arrived in ''Victory'', together with a number of other ships of the line and , ''Magnet's'' sister and the name ship of their class. A number of other smaller vessels also arrived the next day. The British made preparations to send in ''Baltic'' and as fire ships but when that proved impossible made no real attempt to attack the Russians. On 30 September the British raised the blockade and sailed for Karlskrona; the Russians immediately sailed for Kronstadt. The bulk of the British fleet, including Saumarez, then departed Karlskrona for Britain, arriving in the Downs on 8 December. ''Magnet'' was one of the ships that stayed behind in the Baltic for trade protection purposes. On 5 December, ''Magnet'' took the Danish privateer ''Paulina'' after encountering her off the island of Bornholm.〔 Morris had in some manner disguised ''Magnet'' and so succeeded in luring ''Paulina'' out from her inshore shelter. ''Magnet'' then pursued ''Paulina'' throughout the afternoon and finally caught up with her at dusk about two miles off the north end of Bornholm. During the chase ''Paulina''s crew of 42 men tried to lighten their vessel by throwing overboard all but three of her ten 4- and 8-pounder guns. ''Paulina'' was 12 days out of Copenhagen and had not captured anything. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Magnet (1807)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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