USS Brilliant (ID-1329)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Brilliant.
Brilliant
Brilliant sometime between 1903 and 1917, possibly at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
History
United States
Owner: Atlantic Refining Company
Builder: Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completed: 1903
Notes: Registered as ID-1329 for potential U.S. Navy service
General characteristics
Type: Tug
Displacement: 81 tons
Length: 74 ft (23 m)
Beam: 18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft: 9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power: 500 ihp (370 kW) steam engine
Propulsion: Single screw
Crew: 6

USS Brilliant (ID-1329) was the proposed name and hull classification for a tug that never actually served in the United States Navy.

Brilliant was a commercial tug built in 1903 by the Neafie & Levy at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the period of the United States' participation in World War I, the Navy inspected her for possible acquisition and assigned her the hull classification ID-1329 in anticipation of commissioning her as USS Brilliant. However, the Navy never took possession of her, and she remained in civilian service with her owners, the Atlantic Refining Company of Philadelphia.

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