| Name: | MAGNET |
| Launched: | 18/07/1868 |
| Completed: | 1868 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co , Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 47 |
| Dimensions: | 67grt, 29nrt, 80.3 x 17.1 x 8.0ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (22 & 22 x 15ins), 30hp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 1868 | Bremerhaven Towing Co (FW Wenke) |
| 01/1873 | Thomas Miller, Queenstown |
| 18/01/1873 | Sank |
| Comments: | Miller commissioned brokers James & Alfred Watkins of London to purchase the tug |
| at Bremen and to arrange insurance and delivery to Cork | |
| They failed to insure the tug and she foundered in the North Sea in bad weather | |
| Six of the crew drowned, the master and three crew were rescued | |
| Miller sued Watkins for the £2800 purchase price | |
| Thanks to David Asprey & Ian Rae for the above details |