Boy, that class sure is snake bit.
Thinking about it, the nearest I can recall wa the Knox class frigates. They were designed with two boilers, one steam turbine, and one offset propellor shaft.
If you had a steam problem, or a boiler issue, this layout made it easier for the ship to lose power. Most ships had four boilers and two enginerooms with two shafts.
They could operate two boilers all the team, so it was harder for the ship to go dark.
Overall, they seemed to be effective. They were designed for convoy escort, when we would have sent forces across the Atlantic to fight the Soviets.
The Knox frigates did occasionally lose power, and it could be very frustrating for the crew to get power back.
Their worst problem was the weak AAW defence. Once the USS Vreeland was off Latakia, Syria collecting intel on the Syrian naval forces. Think there was to be a missile test launch.
They didn't like this and four Osa/Komar boats surrounded Vreeland and she was told to leave or else.
"These things must be done delicately-- or you hurt the spell." - The Wicked Witch of the West.
"We've got the torpedo damage temporarily shored up, the fires out and soon will have the ship back on an even keel. But I would suggest, sir, that if you have to take any more torpedoes, you take 'em on the starboard side." Pops Healy, DCA USS Lexington.