Sounds to me that the Shipbuilder bit off more than they can chew here. I'm pretty sure the Navy, out of all customers, is quite capable of performing regular

Sounds to me that the Shipbuilder bit off more than they can chew here. I'm pretty sure the Navy, out of all customers, is quite capable of performing regular maintenance of their vessels. That argument seems a bit of a stretch. What seems more likely is that a company new to building warships didn't quite grasp the particular situations and/or operating environment differences that exist for the Navy as opposed to commercial shipbuilders.