Presidential yacht may refer to a vessel of a country's navy that would be specially used by the country's president. It is common for a vessel to be designated as the presidential yacht during a fleet review.
Some countries (below) have vessels permanently designated as presidential yachts:
The President of Egypt has the eighth largest yacht, El Mahrousa, as his presidential yacht.
The President of Finland has a small private yacht, Kultaranta VIII.[1]
The INS Sumitra is the presidential yacht of India.[2]
The Italian ship Argo (MEN209) is the presidential yacht of Italy.
Russia employed presidential yachts serving the Russian presidents, including:
The Russian government also employing the special vessel named Rossiya which was built during the Soviet Union, and used in the internal waters. In 2003 ship named Burevestnik was commissioned to serve the Russia's leaders.[5]
In the past, the United States employed presidential yachts serving the American president:
The most famous is Galeb, the yacht of Marshal Josip Broz Tito.