Ships

An aerial view of the USS Augusta, carrying President Harry S. Truman to Antwerp, Belgium for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

The President (at the head of the table in the foreground) and Charles G. Ross (at the head of the table in the background) at lunch with the Chief Petty Officers on the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. Others in photo are unidentified. From the album, "The President Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

President Harry S. Truman comes through a hatch into the crew's quarters during his tour of the ship U. S. S. Augusta. He is en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1."

President Harry S. Truman (center) is accompanied by Commander Charles L. Freeman (right), as they inspect the quarters of the Chief Petty Officers on the U. S. S. Augusta. They are en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1."

On his tour of the U. S. S. Augusta, President Harry S. Truman stopped to talk with Lieutenant Commander S. H. Graham, Jr., before one the of the anti-aircraft guns. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

Lieutenant Commander N. V. King describes the U. S. S. Augusta's engineering equipment to President Harry S. Truman (center, in civilian clothes). They are en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1".

Lieutenant Commander N. V. King, Engineering Officer (left), escorts President Harry S. Truman (right) through the engine rooms of the U. S. S. Augusta. They are en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1".

President Harry S. Truman (at top of ramp) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (behind Truman)leave the U. S. S. Augusta upon arrival in Antwerp, Belgium, en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

President Harry S. Truman (wearing bow tie) on a tour of the U. S. S. Augusta. He is en route to the Potsdam Conference. Here, he and Commander Charles L. Freeman (left) are talking in the wardroom. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, album number 1."

President Harry S. Truman is greeted as he arrived in Antwerp, Belgium en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Admiral H. R. Stark, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Ambassador Charles Sawyer, President Truman, General Dwight D. Eisenhower. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."