USS Potomac (AG-25)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Potomac.
USS Potomac (AG-25)
USS Potomac at Oakland, California
History
United States
NameUSCGC Electra
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Laid down5 March 1934
Launched30 June 1934
Commissioned25 October 1934
Identification
FateTransferred to the Navy, 8 November 1935
United States
NameUSS Potomac
NamesakePotomac River
Acquired8 November 1935
Commissioned1936
Decommissioned15 November 1945
RenamedPotomac, 30 January 1936
ReclassifiedAG-25, 11 November 1935
Stricken25 February 1946
FateReturned to the Coast Guard, 23 November 1945
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics
TypeThetis-class patrol boat[1]
Displacement
  • 370 long tons (376 t) light
  • 416 long tons (423 t) full
Length165 ft (50 m)
Beam23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Draft8 ft 1 in (2.46 m)
Propulsion
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement45
Armament1 × 3"/23 caliber gun
USS Potomac
USS Potomac (AG-25) is located in Oakland, California
USS Potomac (AG-25)
USS Potomac (AG-25) is located in California
USS Potomac (AG-25)
USS Potomac (AG-25) is located in the United States
USS Potomac (AG-25)
LocationJack London Square, Oakland, California
Coordinates37°47′43″N 122°16′48.4″W / 37.79528°N 122.280111°W / 37.79528; -122.280111
Built1934
NRHP reference No.87000068[2]
ODL No.95
Significant dates
Added to NRHP20 February 1987
Designated NHL14 December 1990[3]
Designated ODL1985

USS Potomac (AG-25), formerly USCGC Electra,[4] was Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential yacht from 1936 until his death in 1945. On August 3, 1941, she played a decoy role while Roosevelt held a secret conference to develop the Atlantic Charter.

USS Potomac and USS Sequoia are the last two existing U.S. presidential yachts, after USS Williamsburg was scrapped in January 2016.[3] Potomac is now preserved in Oakland, California, as a National Historic Landmark and the only presidential yacht open to the public.[5]

  1. ^ Dropkin, Les (January 2002). "The Thetis Class Coast Guard Patrol Boats" (PDF). Potomac Association.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "NHL Summary document". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. ^ Delgado, James P. (1 June 1990) [1987]. "Maritime Heritage of the United States NHL Theme Study—Large Vessels / Potomac (Presidential Yacht)" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
    "Accompanying Photos" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :52 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).