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AG-23 Sequoia

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Romeo - Lima
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
  • Wooden yacht built in 1925-26 at Mathis Yacht Building Co., Camden, N.J.
  • Purchased by the Commerce Department, 24 March 1931, for service as a fisheries patrol vessel
  • Acquired by the Navy, for use as a Presidential Yacht
  • Commissioned, USS Sequoia (AG-23), 25 March 1933
  • Decommissioned, 16 November 1933, and place in service
  • Recommissioned, 1 April 1935
  • Decommissioned, 27 July 1935, and place in service
  • Recommissioned, 1 August 1935
  • Decommissioned, 9 December 1935
  • Assigned as the Secretary of the Navy's Yacht in March 1936
  • Placed out of service in 1977
  • Sold, 1 June 1977, by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
  • Fully restored by Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. (NORSHIPCO), Norfolk, VA.
  • Current Disposition, operating on the Potomac River
    Specifications:
    Displacement 90 t.
    Length 104'
    Beam 18' 2"
    Draft 4' 5"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Propulsion diesel, single propeller
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    Sequoia 79k Sequoia (AG-23) underway on the Potomac River, date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Haze Gray & Underway Web Site
    Sequoia 29k Sequoia (AG-23) underway on the Potomac River, date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
    Sequoia 83k Restored ex-Sequoia (AG-23) at her pier in the Washington Channel across from East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C., October 17, 2004. Photo by Ramon Jackson
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    DANFS     history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Presidential Yachts (I)
    Presidential Yachts (II)
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