The USS Potomac is one of three surviving major vessels used as presidential yachts.

The Potomac served only one president, President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1936 and 1945. She was a major symbol of his presidency. Briefings, meetings, and decisions were made on board. She provided transportation to a rendezvous with Winston Churchill to arrange the Atlantic Charter in 1940.

Restored to her 1939 appearance, she is a working museum vessel.

Adapted from the National Register Statement of Significance for the Presidential Yacht USS Potomac

The San Francisco Bay Area Maritime Trail

• Bay Model Visitor Center
• San Francisco Maritime National Park
• Submarine USS Pampanito
• World War II Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien
• U.S. Coast Guard Lightship RELIEF
• Former Presidential Yacht USS Potomac
• Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet
• World War II Victory Ship SS Red Oak Victory
• Lone Sailor Memorial
• Navy Cruiser USS San Francisco Memorial
• Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park