San Francisco Naval Shipyard - Definition and Overview

The San Francisco Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy shipyard in San Francisco, California, located on 638 acres (2.6 km²) of waterfront at Hunters Point in the southeast corner of the city. Originally a commercial shipyard established in 1870, the Navy acquired it in November 1941, later renaming it Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, then Treasure Island Naval Station Hunters Point Annex, and operated the yard until 1974, when it leased most of it to a commercial ship repair company. The base was entirely closed in 1994, although it continues to receive attention due to the large amounts of toxic waste remaining to be cleaned up.

External link

• FAS page with extensive detail on present situation (http://www.fas.org/man/company/shipyard/hunters_point.htm)

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