Presidential yachts

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) aboard the USS Williamsburg, near Washington, D.C. during the Prime Minister's visit to the United States. From: Robert Dennison.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) in the presidential lounge of the USS Williamsburg near Washington, D.C. during the Prime Minister's visit to America. The painting in the background is "The Naval Engagement Between the USS Constitution and HMS Java During the War of 1812" by Charles Patterson. From: Robert Dennison.

Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) standing on the flying bridge of the U.S.S. Williamsburg while docked at the Key West Naval Station, Key West, Florida. In the background is the U.S.S. William C. Lawe, which picked up the U.S.S. Williamsburg for escorting duty as she entered Chesapeake Bay on this trip from Washington D.C. to Key West. From: Robert L. Dennison

Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) on the flying bridge of the U.S.S. Williamsburg while docked at the Key West Naval Station in Key West, Florida. From: Robert L. Dennison

On board the U.S.S. Williamsburg during a vacation cruise to Key West, Florida. From left to right: Commander Donald J. MacDonald, Commander of the U.S.S. Williamsburg; President Harry S. Truman, and Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Naval Aide to the President. From: Robert Dennison.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's party relaxing on the after deck of his yacht, the U.S.S. Williamsburg, as the U.S.S. William C. Lawe provides escort in the background, during a vacation cruise to Key West, Florida. From left to right: David Stowe, John Steelman, William D. Hassett, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Press Secretary Chares Ross, Brigadier General Wallace Graham, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Brigadier General Robert Landry. From: Robert L. Dennison.

President Harry S. Truman watches the USS William C. Lawe come alongside the USS Williamsburg. The President and his party are on the Williamsburg for a cruise and vacation to Key West, Florida. From: Harry H. Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman's yacht, the U.S.S. Williamsburg in foreground, a tug and a fire boat beyond, and the U.S.S. Yosemite, destroyer tender in the distance. From: Harry H. Vaughan.

Smiling, President Harry S. Truman (center) returns aboard the SS Williamsburg after his swim. The SS Williamsburg is carrying the President on his vacation cruise to Bermuda. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Aug.-Sept. 1946, Vol. II" From James Foskett.

President Harry S. Truman (right) standing on the flying bridge of the yacht Williamsburg as it comes into Narragansett Bay in Quonset, Rhode Island. Clark Clifford is foreground, back to camera. Press Secretary Charles Ross is fourth from left. Others are unidentified. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Aug.-Sept. 1946, Vol. II."