Presidential yacht

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Presidential yacht may refer to a vessel of a country's navy that would be specially used by the country's president. It is common for a vessel to be designated as the presidential yacht during a fleet review. Some countries (below) have vessels permanently designated as presidential yachts:

List of presidential yachts

Egypt

The President of Egypt has El Mahrousa as his presidential yacht. The yacht, originally built in 1863 for the Khedive Isma'il Pasha of Egypt, is the oldest superyacht in the world, and the eleventh-largest.

Finland

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

India

The INS Sumitra is the presidential yacht of India.

Italy

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

Philippines

Russia

Russia employed presidential yachts serving the Russian presidents, including: The Russian government also employing the special vessel named Rossiya which was built during the Soviet Union, and used in the internal waters. In 2003 ship named Burevestnik was commissioned to serve the Russia's leaders.

Turkey

United States

In the past, the United States employed presidential yachts serving the American president:

Yugoslavia

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

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