USS Brilliant (ID-1329)
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.jpg) Brilliant sometime between 1903 and 1917, possibly at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | |
| Career (United States) | 100x35px |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Radiant (proposed) |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | Neafie and Levy Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Completed: | 1903 |
| Acquired: | Never |
| Commissioned: | Never |
| Notes: | Registered with Id. No. 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 indicated horsepower |
| Propulsion: | One steam engine, one shaft |
| Crew: | 6 |
For other ships of the same name, see USS Brilliant.
USS Brilliant (ID-1329) was the proposed designation for a tug that never actually served in the United States Navy.
Brilliant was a commercial tug built in 1903 by the Neafie and Levy Shipbuilding Company at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the period of the United States' participation in World War I, the U.S. Navy inspected her for possible acquisition by the Navy and assigned her the naval registry Identification Number (Id. No.) 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.
