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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
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