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U.S.S. Brilliant

Laid Down: Unknown

Launched: 1862

Acquired: August 13, 1862

Commissioned: October 2, 1862

Decommissioned: Early 1865

Stricken: 1865

Fate: Sold, August 17, 1865

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Characteristics

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Displacement: 227 tons

Length: 154ft 8in

Beam: 33ft 6in

Draught: 5ft

Propulsion: Steam Engine

Stern Wheel-Propelled

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Armament

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2 12-pounder rifles

2 12-pounder smoothbore guns

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Battles

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Mississippi Squadron

Fort Donelson

Nashville, Tennessee

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