Butch, the entry for the USS BRILLIANT, from the volumes of the DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS can be found at the following link:

http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/volume_b/vol_b_08.htm

These are extremely informative volumes, which include many photographs (which are not shown in the online version). I do not have the rare "B" volume in my collections, and, thankfully, it is available online.
Anyone wishing to locate the history of a particular vessel should consult these entries. A link to the online version is shown below.