Presidential yacht
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Presidential yacht may refer to a naval vessel of a country's navy that would be specially used for by the country's President
. It is common for a vessel to be designated as the Presidential yacht during a fleet review.
Specific vessels include:
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
. It is common for a vessel to be designated as the Presidential yacht during a fleet review.
Specific vessels include:
- USS MayflowerUSS Mayflower (PY-1)USS Mayflower was the second ship in the United States Navy to have that name. Mayflower — a luxurious steam yacht built in 1896 by J. and G. Thompson, Clydebank, Scotland — was purchased by the Navy from the estate of Ogden Goelet and commissioned at New York Navy Yard on 24 March 1898,...
, USS SequoiaUSS Sequoia (presidential yacht)USS Sequoia is a former United States presidential yacht used from Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter, who had it sold in 1977. The ship was decommissioned under Roosevelt and lost its "USS" status at that time, but by popular convention is still often used...
, and USS Williamsburg, past yachts of the President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... - Sirius, yacht of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev
- BRP Pag-asa (AT-25)BRP Pag-asa (AT-25)BRP Pag-Asa is a presidential yacht and was acquired by the Philippine government in 1959. The yacht was first used by President Carlos P...
presidential yacht of the President of the PhilippinesPresident of the PhilippinesThe President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...