“36 year old ship.”
Are you suggesting its age renders it obsolete?
Well, the Nimitz is 48 years old, and the Eisenhower is 46 years old. Both are still very much active, and fulfilling their missions.
Doubt the Russian ship has undergone the extensive PM and retrofitting the U.S. carrier fleet does. The point is that this attack is not some strategic victory that will affect the outcome of the war.
No doubt the ship was targeted for propaganda value. Ukraine needs some token victory to keep the money flowing. The vaunted counteroffensive was a dismal failure.