former Navy officer Lawrence Y. Spear organized the New London Ship and Engine Company (NELSECO) to build the diesel engines for the Navy's D and E class submarines. The NELSECO plant was located on the eastern bank of the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut where the General Dynamics Electric Boat Division yard is today (2018). Cable served as the vice-president and general manager of NELSECO until its merger with Electric Boat in 1930. Cable was appointed general manager of Electric Boat following the merger. Cable lived in New London, Connecticut until his death on 21 May 1945, at the age of 81. In 1978, the submarine tender was named in his honour. References Further reading External links History of The Electric Boat Company and Frank Cable's role therein. https://web.archive.org/web/20061016074338/http://www.gdeb.com/about/centennial/eb-100yrs-2.html Original site of operations for Electric Boat Company was at Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, New Jersey. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/crescent.htm "Frank Taylor Cable", Gary McCue, 1999 1863 births 1945 deaths People from New Milford, Connecticut American electrical engineers Submarine pioneers Engineers from Connecticut