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Character Uhura
Played By: Nichelle Nichols
Rank: Commander
Date of birth: 2239
Place of birth: United States of African Confederation, Earth
Parents: Mother, M'Umbha
Education: Starfleet Academy, 2257-61
Service record: Lieutenant, U.S.S. Enterprise.

She joined the crew of the USS Enterprise in 2266 as a lieutenant, serving as chief communications officer under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. She retains this post throughout the Enterprise's five-year mission and returns to it with a promotion to lieutenant commander in 2271 under the command of Willard Decker and, later, Rear Admiral Kirk.

In 2284, Uhura had been promoted to commander while the Enterprise was reassigned for cadet training. Although not established in canon, Uhura presumably was assigned to Starfleet Command Communications and/or Starfleet Academy. She participates in an Enterprise training cruise that is sidetracked to deal with Khan Noonien Singh's high jacking of the USS Reliant and theft of Project Genesis material. Her assignment to the transporter room at Old City Station enables her to beam Kirk, Leonard McCoy and Hikaru Sulu to the Enterprise so that they can steal the ship and recover Spock from the Genesis Planet. Following the Enterprise's destruction, Uhura joins the rest of the crew on the hijacked Klingon Bird of Prey on a mission to save Earth by traveling through time to the 20th century in search of whales. She and Pavel Chekov successfully obtain enough high-energy photons from the aircraft carrier Enterprise's nuclear reactor to recharge the ship's power supply and to complete the crew's mission.

Starfleet Command does not pursue action against Kirk's crew for their illegal activity, but Starfleet demotes Kirk himself to the rank of captain and assigns him command of the Enterprise-A. Uhura joins Kirk's crew and again serves as chief communications officer.

By 2293, Uhura had again taken up a position at Starfleet Academy. Her career following the decommissioning of the Enterprise-A that year are unknown.

In the non-canon novels "Vulcan's Heart" and "Catalyst of Sorrows", Admiral Uhura is head of Starfleet Intelligence in 2360.

Whatever the crisis, the beautiful and efficient Uhura betrayed her junior officer status as one of Kirk's most resilient bridge officers, providing a calm in the sensitive and delicate areas of first contact and diplomacy as communications officer. While most known for keeping her department at top performance, Uhura was not limited: she could take the helm as well as repair the guts of any panel in her station.

Uhura was also known as a talented musician and one of the most personable members of Kirk's crew, one of many reasons its personality sparkled. Although her senior bridge status cut down on her available shore leave, Uhura could always be counted on to enjoy the traditional and timeless feminine indulgences known for centuries.

 

 

 

 

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