Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Brilliant.
- was a prize sloop taken in 1696 and sold in 1698.
- was a sloop in service in 1729.
- was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1757 and sold in 1776.
- was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1779 and broken up in 1811.
- HMS Brilliant was the former name of , renamed in 1813 and broken up in 1817.
- was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1814, renamed Briton in 1889 and sold in 1908.
- was an light cruiser launched in 1891 and sunk in 1918 as a blockship at Ostend.
- was a launched in 1930. She served in World War II and was sold in 1947.
- was a Type 22 frigate launched in 1978. She took part in the Falklands War. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1996 and renamed Dodsworth
Battle honours
- Belgian Coast 1914
- Zeebrugge 1918
- English Channel 1940–43
- Atlantic 1941–43
- North Africa 1942–43
- Falklands War 1982
- Kuwait 1991
See also
- Brilliant (disambiguation)