&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Sequoia_in_Washington_marina.jpg) Sequoia in Washington Marina in 2008
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| History | |
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| Name | Sequoia II |
| Namesake | Sequoyah |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Mathis Yacht Building Co., Camden, New Jersey |
| Cost | $200,000 |
| Laid down | 1924 |
| Launched | 1925 |
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| Name | Sequoia |
| Owner | United States Department of Commerce |
| Acquired | By purchase, 24 March 1931 |
| In service | 1931 |
| Out of service | 1933 |
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| Name | USS Sequoia (AG-23) |
| Owner | United States Navy |
| Commissioned | 25 March 1933 |
| Decommissioned | 1936 |
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| Name | Sequoia |
| Owner | Secretary of the Navy |
| In service | 1936 |
| Out of service | 1977 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1968 |
| Fate | Sold at auction 18 May 1977 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Yacht |
| Displacement | 90 long tons (91 t) |
| Length | 104 ft (32 m) |
| Beam | 18 ft 2 in (5.54 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft 5 in (1.35 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | None |
USS Sequoia (yacht) | |
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| Location | Richardson Maritime Museum, Cambridge, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°34′16″N 76°04′16″W / 38.571°N 76.071°W |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Trumpy, John; Mathis Yacht Building Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002594 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 23 December 1987[1] |
| Designated NHL | 23 December 1987[2] |
USS Sequoia is the former presidential yacht used during the administrations of Herbert Hoover through Jimmy Carter. To set a cost-cutting example, Carter ordered her sold in 1977.
Often called the “floating White House”, the Sequoia offered presidents, first families and high-ranking government officials a place to escape the complexities of official life while also serving as the backdrop for significant moments of 20th-century American history.
A congressional resolution passed in December 1985 stated, “Sequoia was the setting for Presidential meetings, negotiations and decisions of extraordinary significance for and effect on the history of the United States and the course of world events” and “recognized the unique significance of the former Presidential yacht Sequoia which has made her a symbol of American political heritage and the Office of the President”.[3]
Sequoia was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1988[4] and according to a statement made by the President of The Mystic Seaport Museum to The New York Times, "The Sequoia is probably the most significant artifact of presidential importance that is in private hands".[5]
Formally decommissioned on December 9, 1935, by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Sequoia continues to carry its “USS” designation.
The Sequoia is believed to have been named by her original owner, Emily Roebling Cadwalader, after Sequoyah, a leader of the Cherokee Nation.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Sequoia (Yacht)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Congressional Record".
- ^ "New Washington Herald 28 Jul 1988, page 10". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "New York Times".