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Name: BRILLIANT STAR
Launched:
Completed: 1876
Builder: J Readhead & Co, South Shields
Yard Number: 120
Dimensions: 295grt, 25nrt, 158.4 x 23.2 x 12.4ft
Engines: L2cyl (40 & 40 x 66ins), 180nhp
Engines By: J Readhead & Co, South Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 76388
History:
1876 H Strong & Co, Liverpool
1894 Brilliant Star Steam Tug Co Ltd (H Strong, manager), Liverpool
1902 Liverpool Screw Towing & Lighterage Co
1905 Broken up
Comments: 1905: Broken up by Liverpool Screw Towing & Lighterage Co


Above photo courtesy of Alan Hughes