▁t ugs . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Nav Source ▁N MC ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : St al wart - class ▁ocean ▁surve ill ance ▁ships ▁Category : C old ▁War ▁auxili ary ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Tra ining ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁by ▁Ta com a ▁Bo at building ▁Company ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁ships <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁West in ▁St . ▁Francis , ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁St . ▁Francis ▁Hotel , ▁is ▁a ▁lux ury ▁hotel ▁located ▁on ▁Pow ell ▁and ▁Ge ary ▁Stre ets ▁on ▁Union ▁Square ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California . ▁The ▁two ▁twelve - story ▁south ▁wings ▁of ▁the ▁hotel ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁double - width ▁north ▁wing ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁initially ▁as ▁apart ments ▁for ▁permanent ▁guests . ▁The ▁ 3 2 - story , ▁ ▁tower ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁features ▁exterior ▁glass ▁elev ators ▁that ▁offer ▁pan or am ic ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁bay ▁and ▁the ▁square ▁below , ▁making ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁hot els ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁rooms ▁and ▁su ites . ▁ ▁History ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁St . ▁Francis ▁Hotel ▁was ▁begun ▁by ▁the ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Charles ▁Cro cker , ▁one ▁of ▁" The ▁Big ▁Four " ▁rail road ▁magn ates ▁who ▁had