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USS Potomac
Water St Phone: ☎ +1 510 627-1215About
USS Potomac, Water St (adjacent to Jack London Square), ☎ +1 510 627-1215, [31]. The ship is available for dockside tours W F Su 11AM-3PM. Historic cruises on the bay are available Apr-Oct Th & Sa; these must be booked with TicketWeb [32] or by calling +1 866 468-3399. Originally built as a Coast Guard Cutter, the Potomac was remodeled as Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht in 1936 and 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. Dockside tours $10, $8 seniors, free for children 12 and under.
