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USS Sequoia

Mathis Yacht Building Co 31.70 m 1925 United States Privately Owned

Key Facts

Length: 31.70 m
Beam: 5.55 m
Draught: 1.37 m
Builder: Mathis Yacht Building Co
Year: 1925
Type: Motor yacht
Country: United States
Charter availability: Privately Owned

Previous / Project Names

Previous names

Sequoia; Presidential Yacht Sequoia

USS Sequoia is a 31.70-metre historic American motor yacht designed by John Trumpy and built by the Mathis Yacht Building Company in Camden, New Jersey, in 1925. The wooden yacht later entered United States government service and became one of the most historically important presidential yachts of the twentieth century.

The National Park Service records Sequoia as having been used by nine U.S. presidents from Herbert Hoover through Jimmy Carter. Franklin D. Roosevelt used her before moving to the larger USS Potomac, while later administrations used Sequoia for political meetings, diplomacy, recreation and private presidential occasions.

John F. Kennedy held his final birthday celebration aboard Sequoia. Lyndon B. Johnson used the yacht while lobbying members of Congress, and Richard Nixon used her extensively for foreign-policy discussions; the National Park Service connects the yacht with his Vietnam decision-making and his retreat from Washington during the Watergate crisis.

Jimmy Carter ended the government yacht tradition when Sequoia was sold at public auction in 1977. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987, the privately owned wooden yacht is described by the National Park Service's latest published status as undergoing restoration with the aim of future public access.

Gallery

Primary image

USS Sequoia travelling on the Potomac near Washington, D.C., photographed by the U.S. Navy in 2009.

Credit: U.S. Navy, 2009 / National Park Service

Specifications

Length	31.70 m
Beam	5.55 m
Draught	1.37 m
Construction	Wood

Design

Naval architecture	John Trumpy
Exterior design	John Trumpy

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Identity

Current name: USS Sequoia
Launch year: 1925
Builder: Mathis Yacht Building Co

Former / other names

Sequoia; Presidential Yacht Sequoia

Names are displayed as recorded in Superyacht Guide. Their chronological order is not implied unless supported by dated evidence.

Ownership & provenance

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1925

Launch year

3 Sep 2026

USS Sequoia: The Presidential Yacht Used by Nine U.S. Presidents

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Approximate yacht age

101 years

For an older yacht, structural condition, machinery lifecycle, piping, electrical infrastructure, fire safety, hotel systems and preservation objectives may all merit investigation. No requirement is inferred without survey and technical evidence.

Age does not prove that this yacht needs a refit, and no refit cost is inferred from its estimated value.

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Where can USS Sequoia go?

971 public marina records are recorded with a maximum yacht length of at least 31.70 m.

Marina di Portopiccolo

Duino-Aurisina · Italy

Recorded maximum yacht length: 32.00 m

Length-capable record only. Current berth availability, beam and draught suitability must be confirmed directly.

Roland Marina

Ta' Xbiex · Malta

Recorded maximum yacht length: 32.00 m

Length-capable record only. Current berth availability, beam and draught suitability must be confirmed directly.

Marina Vlora

Vlora · Albania

Recorded maximum yacht length: 35.00 m

Length-capable record only. Current berth availability, beam and draught suitability must be confirmed directly.

Nordelta Marina Buenos Aires

Tigre · Argentina

Recorded maximum yacht length: 35.00 m

Length-capable record only. Current berth availability, beam and draught suitability must be confirmed directly.

Puerto Madero Marina

Buenos Aires · Argentina

Recorded maximum yacht length: 35.00 m

Match score 79/100

Gatto

Cantiere delle Marche · 32.00 m · 2018

Estimated value

€13,000,000

Why it is similar

0.3 m difference in length
Same broad type: motor yacht

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Record updated: 3 September 2026
Data confidence: Not yet assessed
Sources: 0
Image credit: U.S. Navy, 2009 / National Park Service

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