Fleet commander was a title and position held by the commanding officer of a fleet. It could be used when that person did not hold the rank of admiral. (VOY novel: Unworthy)
History[]
In the 22nd century, fleet commanders served in the Vulcan High Command. In the year 2154, Minister Kuvak of Vulcan hailed the fleet commander of the Vulcan forces during the Battle of Andoria to order the fleet to withdraw. (ENT episode: "Kir'Shara")
The Klingon Defense Force included fleet commanders in the 2360s decade. According to Chancellor Gowron, son of M'Rel, Lursa and B'Etor of the House of Duras had the loyalty of at least three Klingon fleet commanders during the Klingon Civil War of 2367. Gowron attributed that to fear. (TNG episode: "Redemption")
Alternate timelines[]
First Splinter timeline[]
In the First Splinter[1], Fleet Commander Galloway commanded the forces of Sector 108 during a Borg attack that led to the Borg supercube crisis. (TNG novel: Before Dishonor)
In 2381, Starfleet Command promoted Captain Afsarah Eden of the USS Voyager to the fleet commander of the Project Full Circle ships in the Delta Quadrant after Admiral Willem Batiste revealed himself as a member of Species 8472 and returned to fluidic space. (VOY novel: Unworthy)
Following Eden's death to resolve the Omega Continuum crisis, the reborn Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway became the fleet commander of the remaining ships. (VOY novel: The Eternal Tide)
Other alternate timelines[]
In an alternate timeline created by Q by changing Earth history in 2024, Tuvok was the fleet commander of the Vulcan Defense Forces during the Vulcan War with the Confederation of Earth in the 2400s. In 2400, Fleet Commander Tuvok opposed Colonel Cristóbal Rios and his flotilla of Kaplan F17 fighters during an assault on Ni'Var. (PIC episode: "Penance")
Known fleet commanders[]
- Captain Afsarah Eden, Project Full Circle fleet (2381)[2]
- Galloway, Sector 108 (2380)[3]
- Tuvok, Vulcan Defense Forces (2401)[4]
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References[]
External link[]
- Fleet commander article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.