USS Potomac

USS Potomac (AG-25), formerly USCGC Electra, was Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential yacht from 1936 until his death in 1945. On 3 August 1941, she played a decoy role while Roosevelt held a secret conference to develop the Atlantic Charter.

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ship, preserved watercraft, Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, United States Navy, 

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• National Register of Historic Places page^@
• National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
• Maritime Mobile Service Identity page^@
• California Office of Historic Preservation Historical Resources page^@
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Location: 37.7953, -122.2801, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Hughes Mining Barge ⓘ
  submarine

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  SS Ohioan ⓘ
  1914 cargo ship

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  USAT General Frank M. Coxe ⓘ
  American army transport ship

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  USCGC Fir ⓘ
  Lighthouse tender

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  USS Benevolence ⓘ
  Haven class hospital ship

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  USS Boston ⓘ
  one of the U.S. Navy's first four steel ships

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  USS Potomac ⓘ
  United States presidential yacht

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  USS Quapaw ⓘ
  1943 Abnaki-class tug

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  Relief ⓘ
  lightvessel

1934-03-05T00:00:00Z

1934-03-05T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1934-06-30T00:00:00Z

1934-06-30T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1945-11-15T00:00:00Z

1945-11-15T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1846-07-09T00:00:00Z

1846-07-09T00:00:00Z

1846 Battle of Yerba Buena

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Franklin D. Roosevelt on the U.S.S. Potomac near Hyde Park - NARA - 196790

Suckley-Potomac-1937

FDR-Potomac-1937

King & Queen (of Great Britain) LCCN2016876352

King & Queen (of Great Britain) LCCN2016876353

King & Queen (of Great Britain) LCCN2016876355

FDR-George-VI-Potomac-June-9-1939-2

The Roosevelts with the King (George VI) and Queen (Elizabeth) of England sailing on the U.S.S. Potomac from Washington, D.C. to Mt. Vernon, Virginia, on June 9, 1939.

FDR-George-VI-Potomac-June-9-1939-2-detail

King & Queen (of Great Britain with President and Mrs. Roosevelt on board ship) LCCN2016876351

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1846	Battle of Yerba Buena	United States, battle	Wikidata
link	page		VesselFinder page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		Maritime Mobile Service Identity page@		Wikidata
link	page		California Office of Historic Preservation Historical Resources page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hughes Mining Barge	submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Ohioan	cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USAT General Frank M. Coxe	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USCGC Fir	lighthouse tender, buoy tender	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Benevolence	hospital ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Boston	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Potomac	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Quapaw	tug, Abnaki-class tug	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1950	Relief	preserved watercraft, lightvessel	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1870	Hunters Point Naval Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1849	Union Iron Works	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1907	Western Pipe and Steel Company	shipbuilding, business, manufacturer	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		General Engineering & Dry Dock Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1905	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1906	Moore Dry Dock Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1942	Marinship	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Chamberlin	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Yates	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Mason	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Miley Military Reservation	United States Army Coast Artillery Corps, fort, park	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Winfield Scott	human settlement, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1848	Fort Point	National Park Service, fort, National Historic Site	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Fort McDowell	artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1908	Fort Barry	fort, United States Army	Wikidata
site	fort	1930	Fort Cronkhite	fort, National Park Service, park	Wikidata
site	museum		SF-88	military museum, missile launch site	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Hornet	preserved watercraft, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Pampanito	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, military museum, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1944	Red Oak Victory	preserved watercraft, military museum, cargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo ship	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	USS Hornet Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Thompson	shipwreck, destroyer, Clemson-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Franklin D. Roosevelt on the U.S.S. Potomac near Hyde Park - NARA - 196790		Commons
commons	image		Suckley-Potomac-1937		Commons
commons	image		FDR-Potomac-1937		Commons
commons	image		King & Queen (of Great Britain) LCCN2016876352		Commons
commons	image		King & Queen (of Great Britain) LCCN2016876353		Commons
commons	image		King & Queen (of Great Britain) LCCN2016876355		Commons
commons	image		FDR-George-VI-Potomac-June-9-1939-2		Commons
commons	image		The Roosevelts with the King (George VI) and Queen (Elizabeth) of England sailing on the U.S.S. Potomac from Washington, D.C. to Mt. Vernon, Virginia, on June 9, 1939.		Commons
commons	image		FDR-George-VI-Potomac-June-9-1939-2-detail		Commons
commons	image		King & Queen (of Great Britain with President and Mrs. Roosevelt on board ship) LCCN2016876351		Commons