Presidential yacht

The President of Egypt has the 8th largest yacht, El Mahrousa, as his presidential yacht.

The President of Finland has a small private yacht, Kultaranta VIII.[1]

The INS Sumitra is the presidential yacht of India.[2]

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

• The first presidential yacht was the BRP Banahaw commissioned from 1936-1941 during the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
• The BRP Ang Pangulo (English: BRP The President) is the current presidential yacht of the President of the Philippines

Sirius was the yacht of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev[3]

• 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 50 m yacht for the personal use of the president and visiting heads of state. Details of this new yacht first surfaced in September 2008.[4] The yacht is being built at the Istanbul Naval Yard, Pendik, Istanbul and is reported to have a ballistic hull, surface-to-air missiles and high-tech equipment.

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 Great Depression.
• USS Potomac (1936–1945)
• USS Williamsburg (1945–1953)
• the most recent presidential yacht was USS Sequoia (1933–77).

The most famous is Galeb, the yacht of Marshal Josip Broz Tito.