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] 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:

the USS Mayflower (1906–29), was decommissioned as a result of economy measures just prior to the Great Depression.
the USS Potomac (1936–1945)
the USS Williamsburg (1945–53)
the most recent presidential yacht was the USS Sequoia (1933–77).

Yugoslavia

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

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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)

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[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)