Presidential yachts

A sailor on duty in the operations room of the Williamsburg, sailing in the Caribbean. The photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. (See also 2012-159.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A view from the bridge of the Williamsburg, as it heads out on a Chesapeake - Delaware Bay cruise. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Library from the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A sailor steers the Williamsburg through Caribbean waters. The photo was taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An officer and seven sailors, two holding life preservers, pose for a photo aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg, somewhere in the Caribbean during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. A replica of the Presidential Seal is in the background. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Photo of U.S.S. Williamsburg at sea in the Caribbean under ominous skies, taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. [The color version of this image is entirely red.] From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Sailors line the deck of the Williamsburg as it approaches anchorage at Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, one of the islands President Truman will visit during his trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Six sailors in a room on the Williamsburg. The photo was taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Two unidentified officers, one with binoculars and the other pointing upwards, at the rail of the Williamsburg, at anchor during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An oval table is set with a tablecloth and service for five on board the USS Williamsburg, possibly during President Harry S. Truman's Caribbean trip. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

View of a large ship sailing the Caribbean taken from the deck of another ship during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. The ships possibly are the Williamsburg and the USS Greenwich Bay. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.