- For the mirror universe counterpart, see Thomas Morrow.
Harold Randolph Morrow was a human male serving as an officer in Starfleet in the 23rd century. As of 2285, he held the position of Commander, Starfleet with the rank of fleet admiral. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
History
Morrow first met James T. Kirk in 2255. (FASA RPG module: Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update.) It was Morrow who sponsored Kirk for his captaincy and pressured him into applying to the admiralty following the completion of his first five-year mission as captain of the Federation starship USS Enterprise. Morrow was Chief of Staff of the Federation Starfleet, under Fleet Admiral Heihachiro Nogura, when the Enterprise was dispatched to intercept V'Ger in 2273. When Nogura stepped down as a result of the failed Operation: Dixie, Morrow was chosen to replace him. (TOS novel: The Lost Years, TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, FASA RPG: Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update)
Morrow oversaw the Transwarp Project for Starfleet. (DS9 - The Lives of Dax short story: "Infinity")
In 2285, Morrow took command of the USS Cochise to rescue the crew of the Kismet during the time ripple crisis. (TOS novel: Time for Yesterday)
By 2286, Morrow had retired from Starfleet, and had been replaced by Admiral Lance Cartwright. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home) In 2291, Morrow was sent to represent a group of influential private citizens to meet with Klingon General Navok, to discuss how to avoid future war with the Klingon Empire. (TOS - Mere Anarchy eBook: The Blood-Dimmed Tide)
- Interestingly, FASA's Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update gives Morrow's first name as Randolph with a middle initial of "E", while the novel Rules of Engagement gives him the middle name of Randolph.
Alternate timeline
In an alternate timeline created by the death of Spock in 2237, Admiral Morrow was killed in the Genesis War in 2291. He was succeeding as the Commanding Officer of Starfleet by Patrick West. (TOS - Myriad Universes novella: The Chimes at Midnight)
External Links
- Harry Morrow article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Preceded by: Heihachiro Nogura |
Commander, Starfleet (before 2285)–(2286) |
Succeeded by: Cartwright |
Commanding Officers, Starfleet Command | ||
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Robert L. Comsol • Heihachiro Nogura • Harold Morrow • Lance Cartwright • Leonard James Akaar |
Chiefs of Staff for the Federation Starfleet | ||
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Jonathan Archer • Arthur Mason • Dai Mehkan • Marcus van Diemen • Harold Morrow • Robert Bennett • Les Landau • Gene Roddenberry |