USS Potomac

Historic cruises on the bay are available Apr-Oct Th & Sa, while dockside tours run year-round. Book on the website or by phone. The Potomac was built as a Coast Guard cutter, and remodeled as Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht in 1936. It served in that role until his death in 1945. In 1941, a fishing trip on the Potomac served as a cover story for Roosevelt's secret meeting with Churchill in Newfoundland waters; this meeting led to the Allied partnership during World War II and eventually to the formation of the United Nations.

• history
• family

Address

Clay St and Water St

Getting there

Oakland Ferry Terminal; adjacent to Jack London Square

Hours

Appointments and special events only

Price

Dockside tours $10, $8 seniors, free for children 12 and under

Website

usspotomac.org (opens in a new tab)