USS Potomac (AG-25)

USS *Potomac* (AG-25)
	USS Potomac at Oakland, California
History
United States
Name	USCGC Electra
Builder	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Laid down	5 March 1934
Launched	30 June 1934
Commissioned	25 October 1934
Identification	MMSI number: 367166810; Callsign: WBF7534;
Fate	Transferred to the Navy, 8 November 1935
United States
Name	USS Potomac
Namesake	Potomac River
Acquired	8 November 1935
Commissioned	1936
Decommissioned	15 November 1945
Renamed	Potomac, 30 January 1936
Reclassified	AG-25, 11 November 1935
Stricken	25 February 1946
Fate	Returned to the Coast Guard, 23 November 1945
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Type	Thetis-class patrol boat
Displacement	370 long tons (376 t) light; 416 long tons (423 t) full;
Length	165 ft (50 m)
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Draft	8 ft 1 in (2.46 m)
Propulsion	2 × Winton Model 6-158 diesel engines, 1,340 shp (999 kW); 2 × three-blade propellers;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	45
Armament	1 × 3"/23 caliber gun
	USS Potomac
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Oakland Designated Landmark No. 95
Location	Jack London Square, Oakland, California
Coordinates	37°47′43″N 122°16′48.4″W / 37.79528°N 122.280111°W
Built	1934
NRHP reference No.	87000068
ODL No.	95
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	20 February 1987
Designated NHL	14 December 1990
Designated ODL	1985

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]

^ Dropkin, Les (January 2002). "The Thetis Class Coast Guard Patrol Boats" (PDF). Potomac Association.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
^ ^a ^b "NHL Summary document". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
^ 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.
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[1] Dropkin, Les (January 2002). "The Thetis Class Coast Guard Patrol Boats" (PDF). Potomac Association.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.

[nhlsum-3] "NHL Summary document". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-11-11.

[nhlwriteup-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.

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History
USS Potomac at Oakland, California
United States
Name	USCGC Electra
Builder	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Laid down	5 March 1934
Launched	30 June 1934
Commissioned	25 October 1934
Identification	MMSI number: 367166810 Callsign: WBF7534
Fate	Transferred to the Navy, 8 November 1935
United States
Name	USS Potomac
Namesake	Potomac River
Acquired	8 November 1935
Commissioned	1936
Decommissioned	15 November 1945
Renamed	Potomac, 30 January 1936
Reclassified	AG-25, 11 November 1935
Stricken	25 February 1946
Fate	Returned to the Coast Guard, 23 November 1945
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Type	Thetis-class patrol boat^[1]
Displacement	370 long tons (376 t) light 416 long tons (423 t) full
Length	165 ft (50 m)
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Draft	8 ft 1 in (2.46 m)
Propulsion	2 × Winton Model 6-158 diesel engines, 1,340 shp (999 kW) 2 × three-blade propellers
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	45
Armament	1 × 3"/23 caliber gun

USS Potomac
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Oakland Designated Landmark No. 95

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Location	Jack London Square, Oakland, California
Coordinates	37°47′43″N 122°16′48.4″W / 37.79528°N 122.280111°W / 37.79528; -122.280111
Built	1934
NRHP reference No.	87000068^[2]
ODL No.	95
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	20 February 1987
Designated NHL	14 December 1990^[3]
Designated ODL	1985