[Blood of Tyrants]

Not as bad as the USS America. From what I have read, in order to save a few bucks in the short term, not only did they make her conventionally powereed instead of a nule, they made her with lower grade steel. When she was decomissioned, she was IMMEDIATTELY stricken and classified as un-rebuildable.

[USNBandit]

One of the last unfortunate things on the USS America was a boiler mishap which killed a sailor. She also had some limitations on her arresting gear which knocked down max trap weights on the Tomcats to 52,000 lbs vice 54,000. Doesn't seem like much, but when you are talking about bring back capability you are getting pretty tight with any kind of real loadout.

On a happier note, I got my first traps on the America in a T-2C Buckeye. That ship was so big it looked like you were landing on the moon. A lot of flying left to do after the wheels got over steel.