Commodore

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Commodore insignia

Commodore was the lowest flag officer rank, above captain but below rear admiral.

Starfleet ranks denoting commodore were used on the Starfleet uniforms of the 2140s-early 2160s. (ENT: "First Flight", "Shockwave, Part II")

In 2364, several commodores issued commands in mission orders to starship captains. These orders were read by Lieutenant Commander Data in the android's investigation into a suspected conspiracy among the higher members of Starfleet Command. (TNG: "Conspiracy")

In 2366, Geordi La Forge sarcastically referred to his Romulan captor, Centurion Bochra, as "commodore," to which Bochra eventually corrected La Forge as to his proper name and title. (TNG: "The Enemy")

According to a deleted lines from the script, upon learning Bochra's name, La Forge quipped, "And you're a centurion. Well, stay with it, you'll be a commodore someday."

Commodore Oh served as director of Starfleet Security in 2399. (PIC: "Maps and Legends")

Notable Starfleet commodores

• Robert April
• Barstow
• Richard K. Berman (Starfleet Command, 2364)
• Peter Bryce (Advanced Technologies Division, 2364)
• Matthew Decker (USS Constellation)
• Anna Dixon (Starfleet Operational Support Division, 2364)
• Enwright (Starbase 6)
• Maxwell Forrest (Earth Starfleet, 2143)
• Joshua Jae (Starfleet Mission Operations Division)
• Bill Marafe (Starbase 55)
• José I. Mendez (Starbase 11)
• Oh (Chief of Starfleet Security, 2399)
• Paris (Yorktown)
• Probert
• Stocker (Starbase 10)
• Stone (Starbase 11)
• Toki (Starfleet Advanced Technologies Division, 2364)
• Travers (Cestus III outpost)
• Bob Wesley (USS Lexington)

Commodores

Commodore Robert April

Commodore Barstow

Commodore Matthew Decker

Commodore Maxwell Forrest

Commodore José I. Mendez

Commodore Oh

Commodore Stocker

Commodore Stone

Commodore Robert Wesley

Alternate reality commodore

Commodore Paris

This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.

Appendices

Background information

The first mention and appearance of the rank of commodore in Star Trek: The Original Series occurred in the episode "Court Martial".

Robert Blackman's production notes during Star Trek: The Next Generation described this rank as "1 star commodore", though it is the only rank with no insignia described or depicted. [1]^(X)

The Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 209-211) labeled this rank as "commodore" referring to the 2250s-early 2270s and late 2270's-2350's uniforms, and "admiral, one star" referring to its use on 2350s-2370s, late 2360s-early 2370s, and 2370s uniforms.

The Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Journal (p. 35) depicted a 2360s commodore's rank insignia as five gold pips.

A Star Trek: The Magazine article on commodores suggested that "a commodore was essentially a senior captain," and that the rank had "become defunct" in the 24th century. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 5, p. 91) A later article on Starfleet rank insignia (2270s-2340s) mistakenly depicts this insignia as a silver circle with a single gold arrow pointing to the center. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 99)

In the United States Navy, the rank of commodore has been phased out (although its use as a title remains for a senior captain who commands a group of ships.)

Apocrypha

In Before Dishonor, Captain Mackenzie Calhoun informs Captain Picard that, since he is in command of a group of starships, it would be proper for him to be referred to as Commodore Picard rather than Captain Picard. The rank also features prominently in the novel Imzadi, where the rank of commodore is held by a future version of Data. Benjamin Sisko is referred to as a Commodore in Sacrifice of Angels by Charlie Reynolds.

Several non-canon reference manuals, among them the Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual, describe a five collar pip commodore insignia in use during the 24th century.

Commodore is one of the ranks held by Federation admirals Aaron, Bullock, and Savar in the video game Star Trek: Conquest.

In the alternate reality-set 2013 video game Star Trek, Commodore Daniels (β) is the commander of Frontier 17 (β)'s starbase.

External links

• Commodore (rank) at Wikipedia
• Commodore at Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki