For other ships of the same name, see HMS Brilliant.
Career (Great Britain) | ![]() |
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Name: | HMS Brilliant |
Ordered: | 29 July 1756 |
Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
Laid down: | 28 August 1756 |
Launched: | 27 October 1757 |
Completed: | 20 November 1757 |
Commissioned: | October 1757 |
Fate: | Sold to break up at Deptford 1 November 1776. |
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General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Venus-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen: | 718 38⁄94 (bm) |
Length: |
128 ft 4 in (39.12 m) (gundeck) 106 ft 2.625 in (32.37548 m) (keel) |
Beam: | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
Depth of hold: | 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m) |
Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
Complement: | 240 officers and men |
Armament: |
36 guns comprising:
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HMS Brilliant was one of the three 36-gun Venus-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served until sold in 1776.
References[]
- Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
The original article can be found at HMS Brilliant (1757) and the edit history here.