Presidential yacht

For royal yachts, see royal yacht.

Presidential yacht may refer to a naval vessel of a country's navy that would be specially used by the country's president. It is common for a vessel to be designated as the presidential yacht during a fleet review.

Some countries (below) have vessels permanently designated as presidential yachts:

Egypt

The President of Egypt has the 8th largest yacht, El Mahrousa, as his presidential yacht.

Finland

The President of Finland has a small private yacht, Kultaranta VIII.[1]

India

The INS Sumitra is the presidential yacht of India.

Italy

The Italian ship Argo (MEN209) is the presidential yacht of Italy.

Philippines

Russia

Sirius was the yacht of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev[2]

Turkey

USA

In the past, the United States employed presidential yachts serving the American president; the USS Mayflower (1906–29), was decommissioned as a result of economy measures just prior to the Great Depression. Most notably are the USS Potomac (1936–1945) and the USS Williamsburg (1945–53). The most recent presidential yacht was the USS Sequoia (1933–77).

Yugoslavia

The most famous Yugoslavian yacht is "Galeb", the yacht of Marshal Josip Broz Tito.

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