USS Magnet (YDG-9)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Magnet |
| Builder | Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down | 27 May 1943 |
| Launched | 30 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 11 December 1946 |
| Renamed | Magnet, 1 February 1955 |
| Reclassified | ADG-9, 1 November 1947 |
| Stricken | 21 February 1975 |
| Fate | Sunk as target 4 March 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 640 long tons (650 t) |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 51 |
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The third USS Magnet (ADG-9) was a degaussing vessel of the United States Navy, named after the magnet (the third U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name). Originally planned as a patrol craft escort (PCE-879), she was laid down on 27 May 1943 by the Albina Engine & Machine Works of Portland, Oregon; launched 30 September 1943; reclassified YDG-9 on 23 December 1943; and commissioned 10 July 1944.