Kennedy was an absolute mess after going through ‘overhaul’ at Philly at the same time the shipyard was shutting down. There wasn’t any possibility of fixing this ship.
Had heard that, and a lot else— that the ship was nearly continually “jinxed” or “albatrossed” with accidents and performance/maintenance issues, possibly shipyard union related. At least 5 episodes of dockyard arson, even in drydock.