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Morgan Kelly was a Human female, who served in the Federation Starfleet as an officer in its early years, in the 22nd century.
Biography[]
Kelly was born as a male on the Altair colonies, and enlisted for service when the Earth-Romulan War broke out. She served with distinction during the war and she was severely injured in the Battle of Tenebia. She underwent intensive physical therapy to regain motor function. The experience finally made her accept the truth about herself and her body, and after the war has ended, Kelly underwent a transition surgery from male to female. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Patterns of Interference)
In 2165, following the incapacitation of Lieutenant Ahn Chung-hee on Delta IV, Captain Bryce Shumar and his first officer Commander Caroline Paris selected Kelly to be the new armory officer of the starship Essex.
In May of that year, she led a security team to the Orion transport Rimula-Bero and escorted the abducted Deltans from the slave ship to the Essex. She did a flawless job and showed quite a restraint despite the Deltans' strong pheromones, but was puzzled when the abductees decided not to press charges against their kidnappers. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Uncertain Logic)
In October of the same year, during the Evacuation of Ardan IV, Kelly was able to save an evacuation shuttle hit by a Klingon bird-of-prey, despite that the shuttle was falling back to the planet surface and the Essex was chasing it into the atmosphere, at task that the ship was not built to handle. During the in the heat of battle, in one of she status reports, she shortened the word "phase cannon" to "phaser", making her one of the first Starfleet officers to use the term. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Live by the Code)
In early 2166, Kelly was member of a team, lead by Commander Steven Mullen, to the planet Sauria. Their mission was to contact the local resistance and aid them in their fight against the tyrant Maltuvis. She led the training of the freedom fighters in combat and tactics and her abilities impressed not just the Saurians but drew the eye of Commander Mullen as well. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Patterns of Interference)
In 2167, the Essex was caught in an electromagnetic storm over a moon of Mab-Bu VI and was destroyed when a group of disembodied prisoners tried to escape from their prison on the vessel. Kelly perished with the rest of the crew. (TNG episode: "Power Play")
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| Earth Starfleet | USS Essex (NCC-173) | D. O'Neill • B. Schumar |  
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| Federation, Starfleet | Ahn C. • M. Avila • A. Coelho • M. Kelly • Ling • J. Mahendra • Mazril • Melina • M. Moy • S. Mullen • C. Paris • Roget • B. Schumar |  
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Appearances[]
- ST novel: Starfleet: Year One (First appearance)
- ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Uncertain Logic
- ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Live by the Code
- ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Patterns of Interference
- TNG episode: "Power Play" (First mentioned)
External link[]
- Morgan Kelly article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.