Oversize. Folder: S.F. Districts-Hunters Point-Shipyards-1950's.
Newcopy: "ECONOMIC STRONGHOLD -- One of the foremost contributors to the economic well-being of the Bay Area is the San Francisco Naval Shipyard at Hunter's Point. The yard boast at least two of 'the world's largest' -- the crane at right, tested with a lift of 630 tons and designed with a a view toward lifting battleship gun turrets, was completed in 1947 and the drydock in which the carrier Bon Homme Richard, left, is undergoing a 68-million-dollar conversion. Hunters Point Now Is 'Biggest Industry.' The San Francisco Naval Shipyard at Hunters Point is the city's largest industrial plant. In that fact alone, its working force of approximately 10,000 takes pride. Moreover, it is proud of its capabilities and is ever ready for its responsibilities to meet today's national defense needs. At this time the pride is centered around Drydock No. 4, the largest in the continental United States, in which the Essex-type aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard is undergoing the biggest shipyard job ever awarded a West Coast plant."