Elizabeth Shelby
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| Elizabeth Shelby | |
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| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Female |
| Home planet: | Earth |
| Affiliation: | Starfleet |
| Posting: | USS Enterprise-D Borg specialist, first officer (temporary) Starfleet Command |
| Rank: | Lieutenant commander |
| Portrayed by: | Elizabeth Dennehy |
Elizabeth Shelby is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. A Lieutenant Commander in Starfleet, she served onboard the USS Enterprise-D during the first Borg incursion of the United Federation of Planets. She was played by the actress Elizabeth Dennehy in her only appearances on Paramount Pictures-produced Star Trek.
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[edit] Before serving duty on the Enterprise
Before the Borg incursion of the United Federation of Planets, the USS Enterprise-D encountered (as a result of intervention by a member of the Q Continuum) a Borg Cube in System J-25, 7000 light-years away from Federation territory. This encounter alerted Starfleet to the incoming Borg threat. Work began, led by Lieutenant Commander Shelby, on defensive and offensive means to stop the Borg. This work included means of advancing effectiveness of phasers and weaponry and developing new weapons, along with Federation defensive outposts. When the Borg arrived in Federation space, Shelby was assigned to the Enterprise for Borg tactical advice.
[edit] On the Enterprise during the Borg Incursion
When the Enterprise encountered a Borg Cube in Federation Space, Shelby was called to duty. She accompanied Admiral Hanson to the Enterprise where she assisted the Enterprise crew in adapting weaponry and defenses to stop the Borg. Shelby hoped to become first officer, which Hanson suggested to Picard, but Riker intended to stay rather than accept his own command; Shelby rankled at the "blockade" to her career.
Most of the weapon enhancement plans failed, for the Borg adapted to many of the Enterprise's plans. When Captain Jean-Luc Picard was assimilated by the Borg, Commander William Riker took command of the Enterprise and Shelby became the first officer. Working together, Riker and Shelby were able to retrieve Picard and stop the Borg threat.
[edit] After Serving on the Enterprise
After the Borg incursion, Shelby was assigned to Starfleet Headquarters in order to rebuild the depleted Federation fleet.
[edit] See also
For Lt. Commander Shelby's past during the 2368 Borg incursion of Earth, see Battle of Wolf 359.
In the novel "Vendetta", Shelby is first officer of the USS Chekov, advising its captain, Picard's classmate Morgan Korsmo, on dealing with the Borg.
In the Star Trek: New Frontier novel series, Shelby is first officer on the Excalibur, before being promoted first to captain of the Trident and subsequently to admiral. She is married to Mackenzie Calhoun, captain of the Excalibur, and operates out of a Federation Starbase in sector 221-g called "Starbase Bravo".
In the fan fiction webcast series Star Trek: Hidden Frontier [1] [2], Commander Shelby eventually becomes a Captain following the Dominion War. Actress Risha Denney portrays Shelby as the tough but vulnerable commanding officer of the Next Generation-era starship USS Excelsior, which is on patrol in the "Briar Patch" area of Federation space, near the Bak'u Homeworld and Station Deep Space 12.
[edit] External links
- Lt. Commander Shelby article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
