Did USS Enterprise suffer the same small-class support problem as other unique warships?
Short answerYes, and its eight-reactor plant made the burden of supporting a unique carrier still greater.
NotesA one-off or very small class becomes expensive because its support system cannot be spread across many ships. Enterprise added an exceptional complication: eight separate reactors. That arrangement increased the maintenance, specialist workforce and refit burden associated with keeping a unique carrier in service. An impressive first-of-type ship can therefore become difficult to sustain even when its operational career is successful.