RMAS Magnet (A114) was the eponymous Magnet class Royal Navy degaussing ship. She was completed in 1979 by Cleland.[1]
As well as the Magnet, a sister ship, RMAS Lodestone (A115) was built by Cleland in 1980.
The Magnet class was developed to replace the Ham-class minesweepers that had been converted for degaussing. They are 828 tons gross register tonnage (GRT) and have a top speed of 14 knots. They measure 55m x 12m x 4m.