Presidential yacht Sequoia

Question

Where can I find interior pictures of the Sequoia during FDR's presidency?

History Hub Administrator · Accepted Answer

st2girls , 
 Thanks for your question! You may want to contact the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library directly. A quick search of the National Archives catalog returns only one digitized photo of the Sequoia during FDR's presidency: 
 
 Eleanor Roosevelt on USS Sequoia , NAID: 196625, Collection FDR-PHOCO: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs, Series: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs

Hoover Presidential Library · Answer

Sequoia was not "officially" designated the Presidential yacht until FDR. During the Hoover administration, Sequoia was owned by the Commerce Department and was officially used for inspection duties; President Hoover just borrowed her from time to time. For more information, see hoover.blogs.archives.gov/.../

Hoover Presidential Library · Answer

Sequoia was essentially a large houseboat, Potomac was a converted Coast Guard cutter. Both were much smaller than the previous Presidential yacht, Mayflower. For official histories and dimensions of all three ships, see the Navy History and Heritage Command website: 
 www.history.navy.mil/.../sequoia-ii.html 
 https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/p/potomac-iv.html 
 www.history.navy.mil/.../mayflower-ii.html

rko153 · Answer

It would be interesting to have a side by side comparison of the two vessels Sequoia and Potomac. 
 
 So one could discover the improvements to Potomac. Metrics like length, hull shape, even HP of the engines, 
 speed in knots, manufacturer, etc. Looking at the pics I believe the Potomac could make better speed and 
 perhaps more armor due to WW2. 
 
 Wikipedia has a fascinating read with an article of the Sequoia <click here 
 
 It may be helpful to your purpose 
 
 Especially to see the Wiki Commons for photos. Good collection. 
 
 -RKO

Presidential yacht Sequoia

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