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− | A function aboard a [[starship]], a '''second officer''' assumed command of the ship when both the [[captain]] and [[first officer]] were unavailable. It was common for a second [[officer]] on a [[Starfleet]] vessel to hold the [[rank]] of [[commander]] or [[lieutenant commander]]. It was common for a second officer to be a department head aboard the ship first, since the role of second officer was considered a nominal position. He or she was rarely involved in the day to day command of the [[starship]] or [[starbase]] the way the [[captain]] or first officer was. |
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+ | The '''second officer''' was an [[officer]] who was third in command of a [[starship]] and who assumed command of the ship when both the {{dis|captain|rank}} and [[first officer]] were unavailable. |
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+ | It was standard procedure for a [[Starfleet]] second officer to accompany the [[away team]]. ({{TNG|Time's Arrow}}) |
− | + | [[Ferengi code]] was to offer the life of their second officers when [[surrender]]ing. When [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]], second officer of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D}}, learned of this code in [[2364]], he stated to [[Geordi La Forge]], "''Fortunately, Starfleet has no such rules involving our second officers.''" ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}}) |
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+ | During a second encounter with the Ferengi that year, Data was introduced to [[Bok]] by Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] as his "second-in-command", after Bok's own second officer was [[Rata]] was introduced. ({{TNG|The Battle}}) |
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− | *[[Commander]] [[Pavel Chekov]] |
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− | **{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} |
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− | **{{USS|Defiant|2370}} |
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− | *Lieutenant [[Klag (Lieutenant)|Klag]] |
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− | **{{IKS|Pagh}} |
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− | *[[Rata]] |
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− | ** {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} |
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− | *[[Commander]] [[Hikaru Sulu]] |
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− | ** {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} |
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− | *Lieutenant {{mu|Hikaru Sulu}} |
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− | ** {{ISS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} |
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− | *[[Timothy (Vico)|Timothy]]'s father |
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− | ** [[Deep Space 9]] |
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+ | {{bginfo|As noted above Data was referred to by Picard as his "second-in-command" (rather than "third-in-command") during the same introduction of Riker as his "first officer", both are the same title.|In similar regards, [[Spock]] referred to himself as "second officer" in {{TOS|The Enemy Within}}, rather than "second-in-command" or "first officer".}} |
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− | {{bginfo|[[Spock]] appeared to be the second officer of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in {{e|The Cage}}, since he seemed to assume command following the abduction of [[Number One]], but this was not established in dialog.}} |
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+ | Still later that year, [[Bjorn Bensen]], the [[chief engineer]] of [[Velara Base]], was intrigued by Data, asking if he was an [[android]]. [[Tasha Yar]], answered that he was, and added that additional he was "''third-in-command of the ''Enterprise''.''" ({{TNG|Home Soil}}) |
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+ | On several occasions thereafter, he was introduced as the ship's second officer. ({{TNG|First Contact|Time's Arrow|Starship Mine}}) |
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+ | On [[Klingon Defense Force|Klingon]] [[warship]]s, the first officer was called upon to ensure their incapacitated captain died an [[honor]]able [[death]]. In [[2365]], [[Worf]] explained to [[William T. Riker]] that should he also become unable to perform while serving as an exchange officer, ''his'' second officer would [[Assassination|kill]] him. ({{TNG|A Matter Of Honor|Shades of Gray}}) |
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+ | {{bginfo|In a follow up to this exchange, [[Kargan]] also introduced {{dis|Klag|Lieutenant}} as Riker's second officer, rather than as the ship's second officer.}} |
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+ | When the [[Satarran]] agent using the alias of [[Kieran MacDuff]] commandeered the ''Enterprise'' in [[2368]], he altered the computer records so that the ship's rightful first officer, [[Commander]] Riker, was listed as the second officer. ({{TNG|Conundrum}}) |
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+ | * [[Lieutenant]] {{dis|Klag|Lieutenant}} ({{IKS|Pagh}}) |
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+ | * [[Spock]] (USS ''Enterprise'', 2254; implied) |
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+ | * [[Vico second officer 1|Timothy's father]] ({{SS|Vico}}) |
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+ | == See also == |
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+ | * [[Second officer's log]] |
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+ | * [[Second officer's personal log]] |
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+ | * [[Second officer's science log]] |
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+ | ==External link== |
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Revision as of 01:55, 14 May 2020
(covers information from several alternate timelines)
The second officer was an officer who was third in command of a starship and who assumed command of the ship when both the captain and first officer were unavailable.
It was standard procedure for a Starfleet second officer to accompany the away team. (TNG: "Time's Arrow")
Ferengi code was to offer the life of their second officers when surrendering. When Lieutenant Commander Data, second officer of the USS Enterprise, learned of this code in 2364, he stated to Geordi La Forge, "Fortunately, Starfleet has no such rules involving our second officers." (TNG: "The Last Outpost")
During a second encounter with the Ferengi that year, Data was introduced to Bok by Captain Jean-Luc Picard as his "second-in-command", after Bok's own second officer was Rata was introduced. (TNG: "The Battle")
Still later that year, Bjorn Bensen, the chief engineer of Velara Base, was intrigued by Data, asking if he was an android. Tasha Yar, answered that he was, and added that additional he was "third-in-command of the Enterprise." (TNG: "Home Soil")
On several occasions thereafter, he was introduced as the ship's second officer. (TNG: "First Contact", "Time's Arrow", "Starship Mine")
On Klingon warships, the first officer was called upon to ensure their incapacitated captain died an honorable death. In 2365, Worf explained to William T. Riker that should he also become unable to perform while serving as an exchange officer, his second officer would kill him. (TNG: "A Matter Of Honor", "Shades of Gray")
When the Satarran agent using the alias of Kieran MacDuff commandeered the Enterprise in 2368, he altered the computer records so that the ship's rightful first officer, Commander Riker, was listed as the second officer. (TNG: "Conundrum")
List of second officers
- Lieutenant Commander Data (USS Enterprise-D)
- Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax (USS Defiant; implied)
- Lieutenant Klag (IKS Pagh)
- Rata (Bok's Marauder)
- Lieutenant Commander Saru (USS Shenzhou; implied)
- Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott (USS Enterprise; implied)
- Spock (USS Enterprise, 2254; implied)
- Timothy's father (SS Vico)
- Commander Charles Tucker III (Enterprise NX-01; implied)
- Lieutenant Commander Tuvok (USS Voyager; implied)
- Lieutenant Commander Worf (Deep Space 9; implied)
- Major Malcolm Reed (ISS Enterprise; implied)
Enlisted personnel | Commissioned officers | Flag officers | ||||||||||||||||||
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Fleet: | CRM | PO | CPO | MID CDT OC WO |
ENS | LT JG | LT | LT CMDR | CMDR | CAPT | FCAPT | CDORE | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM | ||||
Military: | PVT AMN |
CPL LCP |
SGT | SSGT | MSGT 1SGT |
2nd LT | 1st LT | CAPT | MAJ | LT COL | COL | BRIG | MAJ GEN | LT GEN | GEN | MARSHAL | ||||
Services: | Andorian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human (CSA • Third Reich • UE MACO • USA) • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • Vulcan Mirror universe: Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO |
See also
External link
- Second officer at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works