Commodore

Commodore was the lowest flag officer rank, above captain but below rear admiral.
A Starfleet insignia denoting the rank of commodore was used on the . ()
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. (, okudagram)
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. ()
Commodore Oh served as director of Starfleet Security in 2399. ().
In 2401, Commodore La Forge was the curator of the Fleet Museum. ()
==Notable Starfleet commodores==
*Robert April
*Barstow
*Richard K. Berman (Starfleet Command, 2364)
*Peter Bryce (Advanced Technologies Division, 2364)
*Matthew Decker ()
*Anna Dixon (Starfleet Operational Support Division, 2364)
*Enwright (Starbase 6)
*Maxwell Forrest (Earth Starfleet, 2143)
*William Geary
*Joshua Jae (Starfleet Mission Operations Division)
*Geordi La Forge (Fleet Museum)
*Bill Marafe (Starbase 55)
*José I. Mendez (Starbase 11)
*Oh (Chief of Starfleet Security, 2399)
* (Yorktown)
*Probert
*Stocker (Starbase 10)
* (Starbase 11)
*Tafune (Starbase 1)
*Toki (Starfleet Advanced Technologies Division, 2364)
*Travers (Cestus III outpost)
*Bob Wesley ()
File:Robert April, old.jpg|Commodore Robert April
File:Barstow (Commodore).jpg|Commodore Barstow
File:Chiv.jpg|Commodore Chiv
File:Matt Decker.jpg|Commodore Matthew Decker
File:Maxwell Forrest, 2143.jpg|Commodore Maxwell Forrest
File:Geordi La Forge, 2401.png|Commodore Geordi La Forge
File:José I. Mendez.jpg|Commodore José I. Mendez
File:Oh.jpg|Commodore Oh
File:Stocker.jpg|Commodore Stocker
File:Stone (Commodore).jpg|Commodore Stone
File:Tafune.png|Commodore Tafune
File:Bob Wesley aboard Lexington.jpg|Commodore Robert Wesley
File:Paris (Commodore).jpg|Commodore Paris
==Appendices==
===Background information===
The first mention and appearance of the rank of commodore in occurred in .
Robert Blackman's production notes during described this rank as "1 star commodore" (with admirals being "2 star" through "5 star"), though it is the only flag rank with no insignia described or depicted. 
The labeled this rank as "commodore" referring to the and , and "admiral, one star" referring to its use on , , and .
The Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Journal (p. 35) depicted a 2360s commodore's rank insignia as five gold pips.
A article on commodores suggested that "a commodore was essentially a senior captain," and that the rank had "become defunct" in the 24th century, as it had in the United States Navy. () 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. ()
In the final scenes of , Beverly Crusher wore the rank insignia of a commodore despite being referenced as "admiral."
In the United States Navy, the rank of commodore has been phased out, although it is used as an honorary title for captains who commands multiple ships or installations. The rank of rear admiral lower half (RDML) is instead conferred to one star flag officer.
===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 , where the rank of commodore is held by a future version of Data. Benjamin Sisko is referred to as a Commodore in 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 , Bullock, and Savar in the video game Star Trek: Conquest.
In the alternate reality-set 2013 video game , Commodore is the commander of 's starbase.
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