HMS Brilliant: The British Frigate That Dominated the Seas!
HMS Brilliant was a British 36-gun fifth-rate frigate that was built in 1779 by John Williams & Co. at their shipyard in Rotherhithe, London. The ship was designed by Sir John Williams, who was a prominent naval architect and shipbuilder of the time.
HMS Brilliant was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1780 and was initially deployed in the Channel Fleet. In 1781, the s...
