&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Brilliant_(1779)_beating_off_two_French_frigates.jpg) His Majesty's Ship Brilliant, of 28 guns: Engaging and Beating off Two Republican Frigates
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| History | |
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| 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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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.