Other Applications: (2) Military Use: In San Francisco, an escalator at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was used to convey personnel between the first and third floors. At the time of its construction in 1948, it was touted thus: "it has the] highest lift of any industrial building in the world. It rises 42 feet (12. 8 meters)". Escalators were also utilized on aircraft carriers such as the USS Hornet (CV-12), to transport pilots from "ready rooms" to the flight deck