Presidential yacht

Presidential yacht may refer to a naval vessel of a country's navy that would be specially used by the country's president. It is common for a vessel to be designated as the presidential yacht during a fleet review.

Some countries (below) have vessels permanently designated as presidential yachts:

List of presidential yachts[]

Egypt[]

The President of Egypt has the 8th largest yacht, El Mahrousa, as his presidential yacht.

Finland[]

The President of Finland has a small private yacht, Kultaranta VIII.^[1]

India[]

The INS Sumitra is the presidential yacht of India.^[2]

Italy[]

The Italian ship Argo (MEN209) is the presidential yacht of Italy.

Philippines[]

The first presidential yacht was the BRP Banahaw commissioned from 1936-1941 during the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
The BRP Ang Pangulo (English: BRP The President) is the current presidential yacht of the President of the Philippines

Russia[]

Sirius was the yacht of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev^[3]

Turkey[]

Presidential Yacht Savarona – The current Turkish presidential yacht; prior to 2010 privately leased while her replacement (below) was in development
New presidential yacht – The Turkish Government has currently commissioned a new 50 m yacht for the personal use of the president and visiting heads of state. Details of this new yacht first surfaced in September 2008.^[4]^{[citation needed]} The yacht is being built at the Istanbul Naval Yard, Pendik, Istanbul and is reported to have a ballistic hull, surface-to-air missiles and high-tech equipment.

United States[]

In the past, the United States employed presidential yachts serving the American president:

USS Mayflower (1906–1929), was decommissioned as a result of economy measures just prior to the Great Depression.
USS Potomac (1936–1945)
USS Williamsburg (1945–1953)
the most recent presidential yacht was USS Sequoia (1933–77).

Yugoslavia[]

The most famous is Galeb, the yacht of Marshal Josip Broz Tito.

References[]

^ "Story about the boat (In Finnish)".
^ IANS (2016-02-04). "Offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra to serve as presidential yacht". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ Tom Parfitt (27 January 2011). "Russia's president splashes out on new super-yacht". guardian.co.uk.
^ Çankaya için lüks yat! Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine (Turkish)

[1] "Story about the boat (In Finnish)".

[2] IANS (2016-02-04). "Offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra to serve as presidential yacht". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[3] Tom Parfitt (27 January 2011). "Russia's president splashes out on new super-yacht". guardian.co.uk.

[4] Çankaya için lüks yat! Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine (Turkish)

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