Sapphire, a small (98-foot) steam yacht, was built in 1900 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island. She was taken over by the Navy in the summer of 1917 and placed in commission that September as USS Sapphire (SP-710). In mid-December 1918, following World War I patrol service in the New York City area, she was decommissioned and returned to her owner.
This page features the only view we have concerning the steam yacht Sapphire, which served as USS Sapphire (SP-710) in 1917-1918.
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Page made 21 August 2004