sentences:  With the outbreak of the war, San Francisco's waterfront became a military logistics center; troops, equipment and supplies left the Port in support of the Pacific theater.Almost every pier and wharf was involved in military activities, with troop ships and naval vessels tied up all along the Embarcadero.In addition, the military briefly set up antiaircraft guns and searchlights at piers along the waterfront from 1941 to 1942.