 The larger and were not suitable for modernization while "Albert J. Myer" and "Neptune" had cable ship features, including deeper draft than the larger ships, that made them suitable candidates for modernization.In hearings for the 1980 appropriations the Navy requested an increase of $9.6 million over an original estimate of $14.5 million in "Neptune" conversion budget for a total of $24.1 million.The revised estimate was based on actual "Myer" conversion costs.