Brilliant
Official Number
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The Brilliant was a full-rigged ship built by William Bowes and launched at Whitehaven on the 14th April 1807. She was owned by Fleming and Co. and operated in the trade to India. On the 10th March 1821 whilst bound from London to Calcutta she stranded off Coringa, but was refloated. After repair the Brilliant was bought by the Nawab of Nellore.
 

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Brilliant
1807
367
 
 
 
3
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Shipbuilding in Whitehaven - A Checklist" by Harry Fancy, Whitehaven Museum (1984)
  2. "Ships of the East India Company" by Rowan Hackman, World Ship Society, 2001.
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