Ships

Units of the British fleet escort the U. S. S. Augusta (left), carrying President Harry S. Truman to the Potsdam Conference, across the English channel as the Augusta nears Antwerp, Belgium. From Potsdam album, 1945.

A unit of the British fleet escorts the U. S. S. Augusta across the English channel. President Harry S. Truman in on board the U. S. S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman receives a salute from the officers and men of the U. S. S. Augusta as he debarks at the port of Antwerp. He is en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Potsdam album, 1945.

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".