Rich475
Loc: North of San Francsico
The USS Potomac was F.D.Roosevelt's yacht and dubbed the "Floating Whitehouse", from 1936 until it was decommissioned by President Truman in 1945. It was originally built by the US Navy as a submarine chaser in 1934. The second smoke stack was converted to an elevator to facilitate the President's wheel chair. In the Potomac's illustrious history, she was owned by Elvis Presley, was involved in drug running operation from Mexico and then sank near Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. She was re-floated by the Navy and sold to a non-profit Potomac Association. It is berthed at Jack London Square for dockside tours and regular cruises on San Francisco Bay.
It’s a cool boat, plus it has an elevator.(lift) converted smokestack- yes?
Neat shot and what an amazing history to boot.
Nice photo--interesting history.
Thanks for the shot and the history lesson.
What a History for any boat.....wow. That's remarkable and if I am ever in Frisco, I'll check her out.
That is quite the ship. Thanks for the history lesson. Very interesting for sure.
Thanks for the history of this ship. It's nice to see that it has been well preserved and is presently being used for tours.
Great looking yacht, Rich.
Rich475
Loc: North of San Francsico
Thanks everyone, Richard, Anton, Kpmac, James, Jaymatt, Azshooter, Blair, MTNative, FLStreetrodder. and Earnest. It is a great ship and all the 'volunteer docents' are very knowledgeable about the history and can't wait to tell you. Great outing if you ever get to the Bay Area.
Rich
Do a search on Howell Houser, who produced the public television series California’s Gold. He covered it, with interviews, on one of the shows. His archives are online with some on YouTube.
Wonderful history.
Great photograph.
DeanS
Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina
Nice. Thanks for the info.
Anton Raumos wrote:
Do a search on Howell Houser, who produced the public television series California’s Gold. He covered it, with interviews, on one of the shows. His archives are online with some on YouTube.
Wonderful history.
Great photograph.
Is that the same person as Huell Howser or a different person?
Dennis
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