An interesting Letter to the Editor: https://pilotonline.com/opinion/letters/article_d0e04b94-36a8-11e8-947c-5f518add67b3.html

Interesting to read a "first hand" take on cable ops.

Another tidbit is:

"It is said that Neptune and sister ship USNS Albert J. Myer (T-ARC-6) were the last ships in the Navy to operate using reciprocating steam engines." Wikipedia