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.
The Sapphire Necklace The Sapphire Necklace The Sapphire Necklace, or the False Heiress (completed by 1867, and at least mostly completed by 1864), was the first opera composed by Arthur Sullivan. It was never performed, and most of the music and libretto are now lost. After his incidental music to "The Tempest" brought Arthur Sullivan early fame in 1862, he began to experiment with a wide variety of musical compositions. By 1864, he had written a ballet ("L'Île Enchantée"), several hymns, a few piano solos, and some parlour ballads. He had also set to work on "The Sapphire Necklace". As with some of