USS Sapphire (PYc-2) of the war, "Sapphire" was designated for inactivation. On 19 September 1945, the boat departed New London and proceeded to Charleston, South Carolina, where she was decommissioned on 29 October 1945. Struck from the Navy List on 13 November of the same year, she was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal through sale on 3 September 1946. USS Sapphire (PYc-2) The second USS "Sapphire" (PYc-2) was a patrol boat in the United States Navy. Originally a private yacht and later a navy training vessel, "Sapphire" was built in 1929, and named "Margo" by George Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts.
Birthstone American Gem Trade Association and Jewelers of America added spinel as an additional birthstone for August. Britain's National Association of Goldsmiths created their own standardized list of birthstones in 1937. Eastern cultures recognize a similar range of gemstones associated with birth, though rather than associating a gem with a birth month, gemstones are associated with celestial bodies, and astrology is employed to determine the gemstones most closely associated with and beneficial to a particular individual. For example, in Hinduism there are nine gemstones associated with the "Navagraha" (celestial forces including the planets, the sun, and the moon), known in Sanskrit