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  San Francisco
San Francisco arrived in the Samoan area on the 18th and, on the 24th, was detached to continue coverage for the transports while the remainder of the task force and TF 17 conducted offensive operations to the northwest.
San Francisco swung left while her main battery continued to fire on the battleships which, with the cruiser and the destroyer, continued to pound San Francisco.
Arriving at San Francisco in mid-December, she continued on to the east coast in early January 1946 and arrived at Philadelphia for inactivation on the 19th.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s4/san_francisco-ii.htm   (4726 words)

  
  San Francisco, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The City and County of San Francisco (2004 estimated population 744,230) is the fourth-largest city in the state of California, in the United States.
San Francisco is the home of the San Francisco 49ers National Football League team, who play at Monster Park and the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball team, who play at SBC Park.
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is located 12.9 km (8 miles) south of the city in San Mateo County on a landfill extension into the San Francisco Bay.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Francisco   (8688 words)

  
 Space institutions - Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards
Due to the large number of facilities, the yards have a remarkable capacity and, in contrast to the older yards in the orbit of Earth, are able to construct or repair more than one starship simultaneously.
The USS Galaxy is comissioned in the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.
The USS Yamato is comissioned in den Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.
www.stdimension.org /Institutions/UtopiaE.htm   (821 words)

  
 San Diego
San Diego's history, social, and economic makeup are inextricably tied to the military's presence in the region.
San Diego county is home to the largest number of military retirees anywhere in the nation, and the department of veteran affairs reports that more than 260,000 veterans reside in the county.
San Diego Bay encompasses 12,000 acres and is 14 miles long and, at half-tide, has an area of 18 square miles and a water volume of 300 million cubic yards.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/san_diego.htm   (2354 words)

  
 San Francisco Fleet Yards - Memory Alpha
San Francisco Fleet Yards (also known as San Francisco Naval Yards or simply San Francisco Yards) is a Starfleet shipyard located in Earth orbit, with its shore offices probably located in the city of San Francisco.
There is also an orbital office complex near the drydocks of the yard.
Among the ships built at the San Francisco Fleet Yards are the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A), USS Excelsior (NCC-2000), USS Sutherland (NCC-72015) and USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E).
www.memory-alpha.org /en/index.php/San_Francisco_Yards   (131 words)

  
 San Francisco
The San Francisco Bay Area has been a home to the Navy for over a century, and the community depended on the Navy for large amount of its economic activity.
With its existing installations built to accommodate a 600-ship cold war fleet, the Navy's 320 ships and submarines are concentrated in `megaports' in Norfolk and San Diego, at the expense of closing installations in Orlando, Charleston and the San Francisco Bay area.
San Francisco Bar Pilots provide these services for vessel movements to and from all terminals in the Bay and tributaries to the Bay, including the Carquinez Strait.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/san_francisco.htm   (978 words)

  
 Oberth Class   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
San Francisco Fleet Yards is chosen as the location of construction.
USS Oberth returns to the San Francisco Avalon Shipyards for final exterior markings and paint.
On 19, September 2269 the USS Oberth is officially commissioned by Starfleet at The San Francisco Fleet Yards during a brief ceremony.
www.bravofleet.net /avalon/starship-oberth.htm   (696 words)

  
 1942 World War II Chronology
San Franciscans thought the 16 B-25s on the deck were being shipped to Hawaii because the aircraft were too big to launch from the carrier.
San Francisco got in only the last eight minutes of the alarm while Alameda, San Mateo and Marin counties received the signal immediately after 11:20 a.m.
U.S.S. San Francisco, namesake of the city, engaged in the Battle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific.
www.sfmuseum.org /war/42.html   (2648 words)

  
 NFL.com - Seattle at San Francisco Game Recap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
SAN FRANCISCO (Dec. 1, 2002) -- The San Francisco 49ers are one win away from reclaiming the NFC West, though you couldn't see it in their somber faces after they nearly let another victory slip away.
Garrison Hearst rushed for 124 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and Jimmy Williams returned a punt 89 yards for a score as the 49ers snapped their first two-game losing streak in two years with a 31-24 win over Seattle.
But Hasselbeck had 311 of his 427 yards passing in the second half, and he rallied the Seahawks to two scores, including a 3-yard touchdown pass to Darrell Jackson with 1:57 left.
www.nfl.com /gamecenter/recap/NFL_20021201_SEA@SF   (850 words)

  
 Oberth Class   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
San Francisco Fleet Yards is chosen as the location of construction.
USS Oberth returns to the San Francisco Avalon Shipyards for final exterior markings and paint.
On 19, September 2269 the USS Oberth is officially commissioned by Starfleet at The San Francisco Fleet Yards during a brief ceremony.
www.bravofleet.com /avalon/starship-oberth.htm   (696 words)

  
 Starfleet Historical Database: The Exeter Legacy
On returning to the fleet in 1941, she was engaged on escort duty for Atlantic convoys, but on the entry of Japan into the war she formed part of the Allied Striking Force intended to defend the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) from Japanese invasion.
She was towed back to the San Francisco Yards and rebuilt from the neck up, being refit with 'modern' technology for the period.
The next in the line of the Exeter legacy was the Ambassador class USS Exeter NCC-26531 launched from the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars in 2355 and was the first vessel bearing the name to be commanded by a female.
www.thewebmonkey.bravehost.com /exeter_legacy.htm   (1743 words)

  
 Organized Tours: Los Angeles Times Travel
The self-guided, 49-mile drive is one easy way to orient yourself and to grasp the beauty of San Francisco and its extraordinary location.
Originally designed for the benefit of visitors to San Francisco's 1939 and 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition, the route is marked by blue-and-white seagull signs.
San Francisco's Chinatown is always fascinating, but for many visitors with limited time it's hard to know where to search out the "nontouristy" shops, restaurants, and historical spots in this microcosm of Chinese culture.
travel.latimes.com /destinations/san-francisco/clm/organized-tours   (1742 words)

  
 SF Muni: Electric Trolley Buses
San Francisco has the largest trolley-bus fleet of any transit agency in the U.S. and Canada.
San Francisco's trolley buses (as well as its streetcars and the cable motors for the cable cars) are almost entirely pollution-free, since their electric power comes from the city's hydroelectric Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Project.
A study indicates the new fleet overall may consume equal or less energy than the previous fleet at peak capacity.
www.sfmuni.com /cms/mms/aboutmun/trolley.htm   (788 words)

  
 Starship Enterprises
It was launched in 2245 from the San Francisco Yards orbiting Earth, originally under the command of Captain Robert April, then Christopher Pike moved up to the centre chair, and then Captain James T. Kirk.
She was launched in 2363 from the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards orbiting Mars.
It was launched on Stardate: 49827.5 (2372), from the San Francisco Yards, Earth, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and is currently the most advanced ship in the fleet.
www.rd1701.me.uk /startrek/enterprises.html   (800 words)

  
 The Starfleet Museum - Asia Class
One faction supported the building of the new prototype ship, whereas the other faction proposed that three units of the MOSKVA class instead be substantially upgraded, at a fraction of the cost of building an entirely new class.
In 2192, the supporters of the new class prevailed when the their chief opponent, conservative Fleet Admiral Jean-Jacques Boucher, retired at age 94 and was replaced by a more progressive council member, Commodore Barbara Rashid.
USS ASIA was launched from the San Francisco Fleet Yards on April 23, 2204, in a ceremony attended by many high-ranking members of the Federation Council.
www.starfleet-museum.org /asia.htm   (1490 words)

  
 Journal of Applied Treknology - Faster Than Warp
Scientists and fleet yards personnel voted for "USS Cochrane" to honor the warp flight pioneer.
It was an employee at Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco who, without authorization by his superiors, suddenly started naming the new ship "Excelsior" in official communications, and eventually all sides agreed to this name.
As part of Starfleet’s Ninth Fleet the ship took damage in several major battles, and it is scheduled to be decommissioned and displayed in the Starfleet Museum.
www.treknology.org /transwarp_drive.htm   (2863 words)

  
 Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The USS Victorious, registry NCC-75342, was launched at San Francisco Fleet Yards under the command of her Chief of Development and Construction, Captain Terran Andrews in 2372.
The USS Victorious was officially commissioned on Stardate 54282.2 at Avalon Fleet Yards.
She was assigned to Bravo Fleet as a Task Force 38 Flagship.
www.angelfire.com /biz3/warlord/main.htm   (124 words)

  
 Sandoval
In March, she reported to the 19th (Inactive) Fleet; and, on 19 July 1946, she was decommissioned and berthed at Stockton.
She then shifted to San Francisco; and, after voyage repairs, returned to San Diego, whence she conducted exercises until December.
Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, she transited the Panama Canal; joined that fleet's amphibious force on 17 January 1962; and, soon thereafter, commenced operations out of Norfolk, Va.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s5/sandoval-ii.htm   (1542 words)

  
 Japanese War Planes Over San Francisco - 1941
Reports reaching Washington of an attack, on San Francisco were regarded as credible, but news dispatches soon characterized the affair as a test and announced that California had “caught its breath again.” The Army, however, insisted that radar stations had tracked airplanes approaching the coast from a distance 100 miles at sea.
In the San Francisco News of 10 December he was quoted as follows: “Last night there were planes over this community.
How effective this force—which was larger than any normally stationed along the coast would have been against a major enemy fleet must be left to the imagination, but competent authorities were convinced that a vigorous attack would have overwhelmed American air units at any of the chief points of defense along the western seaboard.
www.sfmuseum.org /hist9/aaf1.html   (2215 words)

  
 San Francisco Fleet Yards - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
San Francisco Fleet Yards (also known as San Francisco Navy Yards or simply San Francisco Yards) is a Starfleet shipyard located in Earth orbit, with its shore offices probably located in the city of San Francisco.
There is also an orbital office complex near the drydocks of the yard.
Among the ships built at the San Francisco Fleet Yards are the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A), USS Excelsior (NCC-2000), USS Sutherland (NCC-72015) and USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E).
memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/San_Francisco_Fleet_Yards   (124 words)

  
 Attractions at PIER 39 San Francisco's Premier Bay Attraction
Riptide Arcade, the largest games arcade in San Francisco, is an action-packed family entertainment center that features more than 100 of the latest cutting-edge video games, virtual reality units, popular novelty games and traditional favorites such as an old-west style shooting gallery.
The San Francisco Carousel, handcrafted in Italy, is intricately hand-painted and depicts famous San Francisco landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, Chinatown, Lombard Street, Alcatraz and the popular California sea lions at PIER 39.
San Francisco Sightseeing with service provided by Gray Line features a fleet of trolleys that offers visitors one-hour city tours, as well as charters and shuttle service.
www.pier39.com /Attractions/index.htm   (1239 words)

  
 Florida Scubahound - Diving the Plate Fleet
By the end of the 17th century, the Spanish fleet was so vulnerable that they were often forced to bargain with foreign warships for safe passage.
The plan called for the fleet to sail through the Bahama Channel, scarcely 50 miles wide, and then hug the eastern coast of Florida until they could catch the trade winds of the Gulf Stream that would deliver them across the wide and desolate Atlantic Ocean.
The rest of the fabled treasure of the 1715 Plate Fleet remained lost for another 200 years, even though gold and silver pistareens, cobs, doubloons, and reals were apparently found on the white sandy beaches with surprising regularity.
www.floridascubahound.com /plate_fleet.htm   (2246 words)

  
 Ex Astris Scientia - Federation Space Stations
Since the saucer hulls don't match that of the Ambassador exactly, we may assume that the hulls are actually taken from a yet unknown older starship class.
They were either available for the construction of the station after the ships had been retired, or the ship yards delivered new saucer hulls of the same type for a fast and efficient construction of the station.
This type of large orbital stations with a double mushroom structure is in use at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.
www.ex-astris-scientia.org /schematics/starfleet_stations.htm   (3108 words)

  
 San Francisco 49ers, Arnaz Battle, Antonio Bryant, Aubrayo Franklin, National Football League - CBS SportsLine.com
Lelie signed a two-year contract with San Francisco on Monday, the fourth prominent free agent to join the 49ers during a four-day spending spree that included re-signing several of their own free agents.
But San Francisco is again in need of a top receiver after cutting troubled Antonio Bryant on Thursday.
San Francisco also re-signed fullback Moran Norris and offensive lineman Tony Wragge on Monday.
cbs.sportsline.com /nfl/story/10040912/rss   (782 words)

  
 _Guide to San Francisco_
In San Francisco, at the recommendation of Rob van Haaren, who I met in London at Swing Jam, I went to the Tuesday night dance at the Top of the Mark (a penthouse bar in the Mark Hopkins Hotel).
I fumbled for the San Francisco map and we finally found our way to Japan Town, and ethnic neighborhood that was unfamiliar to me since it had grown considerably since the 60s.
While it is true that San Francisco has a collection of trolley cars from around the world, *all the PCC streetcars* are from San Francisco, the city of St. Louis, or Philadelphia.
www.jitterbuzz.com /sfran.html   (5579 words)

  
 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E: General Overview
Long term production plans are estimated to include both the Antares Fleet Yards, Antares IV and the New Aberdeen Fleet Yard, Aldebaran, but as of yet, are not included in the Sovereign production plans.
As the reports and intelligence gathered by the Enterprise-D were studied and applied, Starfleet came to the humbling conclusion that its grand fleet may be no match for the massive Borg cubes.
A small fleet of starships once joined with the Enterprise were to stop the Scimitar, however the Enterprise was attacked and disabled just before crossing the Neutral Zone.
www.utopiaplanitia.info /entemain.html   (628 words)

  
 world.nycsubway.org/United States/San Diego, California
The original line from Downtown San Diego to Tijuana cost only $86 million to construct and within a few years achieved near self sufficiency with fares covering over 90% of operating costs (the national average is only 30%-40%).
When a train arrives at the San Ysidro/Tijuana station, doors are allowed to open on one side to let passengers off before the doors are allowed to open on the platform side where people are waiting to get on (all doors are passenger operated).
The line passes through back yards and lightly forested areas as it continues to Massachusetts Avenue and Lemon Grove Depot, where the original railroad depot was moved back next to the tracks.
world.nycsubway.org /us/sandiego   (1419 words)

  
 Galactopedia A Section 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
An Abinarri fleet headed off Red Abby's captured warbird when she passed through Hel's Gate with Picard and Worf searching for her brother, Richard, who had allegedly found the hoard of Dujonian.
Expanse of land in San Francisco where the campuses and dormitories of Starfleet Academy is located.
Rank in the Tisatti trading fleet, conferred upon the captain of a vessel.
www.captainmike.org /Galactopedia/a1.html   (4732 words)

  
 Constitution Refit Class Variant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
She arrived at the San Francisco Fleet Yards on July 12, 2335.
The other four Constitution Refits in the fleet would receive system upgrades, but not an over all refit.
Later in the year, Starfleet views the design schematics and the primary design is approved and briefs for new propulsion, computer, weapons, and outer hull designs are sent out to Starfleet Design agencies for consultation.
www.bravofleet.net /avalon/starship-constitutionrefitvariant.htm   (614 words)

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