Commissioning Of FDR Yacht AG - 25 03 - 2 - 1936 " USS WYOMING WELCOME USS POTOMAC "
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:12026999 | Topic: Ships, Boats |
Cacheted cover for the commissioning of the Presidential yacht Potomac, AG-25 March 2 1936 "USS WYOMING WELCOME USS POTOMAC" Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT). On a 6.5 x 3.6 inch cover addresses to Los Angeles CALIF. Franked with Scott #742 National Parks 3 cent stamp picturing Mt. Rainier. USS WYOMING was AG-17.
The “Floating White House” was originally commissioned the USCG Cutter Electra in 1934. The 165-foot vessel, displacing 416 tons with cruising spee...ds of 10 to 13 knots, was commissioned as a U.S. Navy vessel in 1936, renamed the USS Potomac, and served as Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Presidential Yacht until his death in 1945.
The USS Potomac - after a number of post Presidential changes, including brief ownership by Elvis and sinking - has been restored and can be visited in Oakland California - see http://usspotomac.org/
The “Floating White House” was originally commissioned the USCG Cutter Electra in 1934. The 165-foot vessel, displacing 416 tons with cruising spee...ds of 10 to 13 knots, was commissioned as a U.S. Navy vessel in 1936, renamed the USS Potomac, and served as Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Presidential Yacht until his death in 1945.
The USS Potomac - after a number of post Presidential changes, including brief ownership by Elvis and sinking - has been restored and can be visited in Oakland California - see http://usspotomac.org/
