Ships

En route to Antwerp, left to right: Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman, and Captain James H. Foskett take a stroll on the deck of the U. S. S. Augusta. President Truman on his way to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

The U. S. S. Augusta in mid-Atlantic. Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman, and Captain James Foskett stand on the deck. The ship is taking President Truman to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Harry S. Truman and Captain James H. Foskett take a stroll on the U. S. S. Augusta, the ship that is carrying the President to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

The second day out, President Harry S. Truman meets the ship's officers on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's trip to the Berlin Conference.

Captain James H. Foskett, the skipper of the U. S. S. Augusta, on the bridge. The ship is carrying President Truman to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Aerial view of the cruise ship U. S. S. Augusta (Captain Foskett commanding). This was the ship that carried President Truman to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

A photo of Admiral Chester Nimitz (right), Chief of Naval Operations, at a press conference where he announced the Navy had found Captain Charles B. McVay III, skipper of the cruiser Indianapolis, guilty of failing to direct his ship to follow a zig-zag course prior to the time she was destroyed in the Philippines Sea on July 30, 1945. Shown with Nimitz is Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of Yakov A. Malik, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister who replaced Andrei Gromyko as USSR Representative to the United Nations. The photo was taken in his cabin aboard the SS Queen Mary. From: Beth Gore.

President Harry S. Truman poses before a fireplace on the U.S.S. Williamsburg during a nine-day cruise off the northeast coast of the United States (similar to 66-1106). From: National Archives & Records Administration

President Harry S. Truman holds an informal press conference on the deck of the U.S.S. Williamsburg at Key West, Florida. Those who can be identified are Charles Ross (second from left, standing) and Captain Cecil Adell (fourth from right, standing). From: National Archives & Records Administration