USS Magnet (YDG-9)

History
United States
NameUSS Magnet
BuilderAlbina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, Oregon
Laid down27 May 1943
Launched30 September 1943
Commissioned10 July 1944
Decommissioned11 December 1946
RenamedMagnet, 1 February 1955
ReclassifiedADG-9, 1 November 1947
Stricken21 February 1975
FateSunk as target 4 March 1976
General characteristics
Displacement640 long tons (650 t)
Length184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)
Beam34 ft (10 m)
Draft9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, 2,900 hp (2,163 kW) each
  • 2 shafts
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement51
Armament

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.