Presidential

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may refer to a vessel of a country's navy that would be specially used by the country's

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. It is common for a vessel to be designated as the presidential yacht during a

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

List of presidential yachts

Egypt

The

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has the eighth largest yacht, ''

El Mahrousa ''El Mahrousa'' ( ar, المحروسة, literally "The Protected"), officially renamed for a period of time as ''El Horreya'' ( ar, الحرية, "Freedom"), is a super yacht that currently serves as Egypt's presidential yacht, and previously ...

'', as his presidential yacht.

Finland

The

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has a small private yacht, '' Kultaranta VIII''.

India

The INS ''Sumitra'' is the presidential yacht of India.

Italy

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

Philippines

* ''Casiana'' (1936-1941), renamed ''Banahaw''. * ''Orchid'' (1946-1948) * ''Dalisay'' (1948-1959), renamed ''Apo'', ''Pagasa'', and ''Santa Maria''. * RPS ''Lapu-Lapu'' (1959–present), renamed RPS ''Roxas'', RPS ''The President'', RPS ''Pag-Asa'', and BRP ''Ang Pangulo''.

Russia

Russia employed presidential yachts serving the Russian presidents, including: * ''Olympia'' (2002–2009), was used by the Russian President

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...

during his first and second terms. * ''Sirius'' (2010–), was firstly used by the Russian President

Dmitri Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

* ''Graceful'' (2018–), the most recent presidential yacht The Russian government also employing the special vessel named ''Rossiya'' which was built during the Soviet Union, and used in the internal waters. In 2003 ship named ''Burevestnik'' was commissioned to serve the Russia's leaders.

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 yacht for the personal use of the president and visiting heads of state. Details of this new yacht first surfaced in September 2008.Çankaya için lüks yat!
(Turkish) The yacht is being built at the Istanbul Naval Yard, Pendik, Istanbul and is reported to have a ballistic hull,

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s 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

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. * 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 Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

References

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