FreakishlyNarrow

about 15 ducklings

The lack of an exact number of ducklings makes me suspicious that maybe you snacked on one or two...

Every fucking thread.

Also, is there any surplus power? I can imagine being able to patch the ship into a damaged power grid to bring existing shore facilities back online being a huge boon in disaster relief.

Reading this part of your question reminded me of the MH-1A program. It was essentially just a nuclear reactor mounted on a barge to provide power to places that couldn't otherwise be reached. The wiki page is a fairly short read, thought you might find it interesting.

With The Old Breed by E.B. Sledge is very similar in concept. Written by an American Marine fighting in the Pacific based upon notes he took during the war. It, along with Helmet For My Pillow by Robert Leckie, were used as the basis for the HBO miniseries The Pacific.