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'''USS ''Brilliant'' |
'''USS ''Brilliant''''' was a [[Steamship|steamer]] purchased by the [[Union Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. She was used by the Union Navy as a [[gunboat]] assigned to patrol [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] waterways. |
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''Brilliant'', a wooden stern-wheel steamer, was built in 1862 at [[Brownsville, Pennsylvania]], and purchased by the War Department, August 13, 1862 at [[St. Louis, Missouri]]; transferred to the Navy with the Western Flotilla October 1, 1862; and commissioned the following day. Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Charles G. Perkins in command. |
''Brilliant'', a wooden stern-wheel steamer, was built in 1862 at [[Brownsville, Pennsylvania]], and purchased by the War Department, August 13, 1862 at [[St. Louis, Missouri]] and converted to tinclad by [[Edward Hartt]]; transferred to the Navy with the Western Flotilla October 1, 1862; and commissioned the following day. Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Charles G. Perkins in command. |
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== Assigned to the Mississippi Squadron == |
== Assigned to the Mississippi Squadron == |
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== References == |
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{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b9/brilliant-i.htm}} |
{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b9/brilliant-i.htm}} |
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== See also == |
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* [[United States Navy]] |
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* [[American Civil War]] |
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[[Category:Gunboats of the United States Navy]] |
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[[Category:American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Ships built in Pennsylvania]] |
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[[Category:1862 ships]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 3 September 2022
| History | |
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| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1862 |
| Acquired | August 13, 1862 |
| Commissioned | October 2, 1862 |
| Decommissioned | circa early 1865 |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate | Sold, August 17, 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 227 tons |
| Length | 154 ft 8 in (47.14 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 6 MPH |
| Complement | not known |
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USS Brilliant was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat assigned to patrol Confederate waterways.
Brilliant, a wooden stern-wheel steamer, was built in 1862 at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, and purchased by the War Department, August 13, 1862 at St. Louis, Missouri and converted to tinclad by Edward Hartt; transferred to the Navy with the Western Flotilla October 1, 1862; and commissioned the following day. Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Charles G. Perkins in command.
Assigned to the Mississippi Squadron
[edit]After undergoing repairs Brilliant sailed from St. Louis, Missouri, September 25, 1862 to join the Mississippi Squadron at Cairo, Illinois. Throughout the Civil War she operated very actively on the Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee, and Mississippi Rivers until August 2, 1865.
Assisting in driving off Confederate attackers of Fort Donelson
[edit]On February 3, 1863 she assisted in repelling the Confederate attack on Fort Donelson, Tennessee, and from December 3 until December 16, 1864 supported the Union Army's attack on Nashville, Tennessee.
Post war decommissioning
[edit]Brilliant was sold at public auction August 17, 1865 at Mound City, Illinois.
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.