HMS Brilliant (1779)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Brilliant.
HMS Brilliant was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Brilliant was first commissioned in July 1779 under the command of Captain John Ford.
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His Majesty's Ship Brilliant, of 28 guns: Engaging and Beating off Two Republican Frigates | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Brilliant |
Ordered | 9 October 1776 |
Builder | Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard |
Laid down | February 1777 |
Launched | 15 July 1779 |
Completed | 4 September 1779 (at Portsmouth Dockyard) |
Commissioned | July 1779 |
Fate | Broken up November 1811 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 59982⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 200 officers and men |
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