A long-range class without a known machinery flaw

Did a machinery problem or similar defect make the class less desirable?

The records portray them as liked, capable ships with genuine long-range endurance rather than a class undermined by a known defect.

The records portray the Orlandos as ships their crews liked, with no obvious machinery failure that made the class undesirable. Their 10,000-nautical-mile range allowed unusually direct Pacific passages. In one example, a captain arranged a collier rendezvous and sailed straight to an island, surprising Americans who expected the cruiser to approach by another island and had stationed a ship there to signal its arrival. The incident shows how endurance and coaling arrangements expanded a cruiser captain's operational options.