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That would be kinda cool if it were possible. Next time Tonga gets wiped out by a volcano, send the nearby nuclear ships to get them back online.
I don't think power will help with that
Tonga is a poor example, I didn't realise it was just the underwater cables, a portable emergency generator could still be useful for other disasters if power is knocked out
The Cook Strait ferries in NZ used to be able to do this, a long time ago. I don't think the capability was ever used though.
Most of the current ships are 60Hz which doesn't work with the NZ grid.
The new ferries were explicitly going to be 11kV 50Hz to provide disaster response capabilities including power. Then they got canned.