Daniel Okagawa

Daniel Okagawa was a human Starfleet officer who served during the 23rd century. He was best known for commanding the Daedalus-class starship, USS Lovell, in the 2260s and 2270s.

Early on in his career, Okagawa served aboard the Drexler-class frigate, USS Helios, under the command of Captain Matuzas. He came to respect Matuzas' more lax command style and would one day emulate this himself with his own command. (SCE eBook: Distant Early Warning).

When Okagawa was given command of the Lovell, he was at first unsure of the aged Daedalus-class ship and also the main complement of Starfleet Corps of Engineers personnel assigned to the ship. Originally, he rank the ship like any other in service, but quickly came to realise that the engineers were like no ordinary crew, especially with many of them being civilian specialists. This led him to re-evaluate his command style. (SCE novel: Foundations).

Okagawa quickly learned to relish his command and be a staunch defender of his teams abilities to get the job done, despite what some senior officers would think of his ship's hap-hazard appearence. (SCE eBook: Distant Early Warning).