Elizabeth Shelby

**Elizabeth Paula Shelby** was a human Starfleet officer in the 24th century. She was born on Mars in 2336. In the 2360s, she served with Starfleet Tactical, and later as first officer of the USS *Excalibur* and (briefly) of the USS *Enterprise*. She was promoted to Captain in the late 2370s, and to the rank of Admiral by the mid-2380s. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds"; *Star Trek: New Frontier*; *Starship Creator*; *Star Trek: Hidden Frontier*; *Star Trek: Pendragon*)

## History

Shelby attended Starfleet Academy from 2354 to 2358. During that time, she was involved in a romantic relationship with Mackenzie Calhoun. (*NF* novel: *Stone and Anvil*)

### Against the Borg

From 2365 to 2366, she led Starfleet Tactical's task force developing defenses against potential Borg invasion. She joined the crew of the USS *Enterprise* in investigating the destruction of the New Providence colony in the Jouret system, and then served as Captain Riker's first officer after Captain Picard was taken and assimilated by the Borg. After the destruction of the Borg cube over Earth, she led Starfleet's reconstruction effort. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds", "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")

### Aboard the *Excalibur*

From 2368 to 2373, she served as first officer aboard the USS *Excalibur* under Captain Morgan Korsmo, until his death fighting the Borg during the Battle of Sector 001. She continued as *Excalibur'*s first officer under her new captain, Shelby's ex-fiancee, Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, until the ship was destroyed in 2376. (*NF* novel: *House of Cards*, *The Two-Front War*, *Dark Allies*)

*Shelby's life after the loss of the* Excalibur *is drastically different across various continuities.*
### After the *Excalibur*

#### *Pendragon*

In 2377, Shelby was promoted to Captain, and assigned as commanding officer of the USS  *Magellan* following the vessel's refit. Her friend, Lt. Commander Robin Lefler transferred with her as the *Magellan'*s chief engineer.

As CO of the *Magellan*, Shelby was heavily involved in the Federation's conflicts with the Tholians and Archein during the 2380s. (*Star Trek: Pendragon*)

#### *New Frontier*

After the destruction of the *Excalibur*, Shelby was promoted to Captain and assumed command of the USS *Exeter*, but soon found the her command style had been significantly influenced by Calhoun and that the *Exeter* was not a good fit. When the *Excalibur'*s successor was commissioned, she was reassigned as its captain, but when Calhoun was discovered alive, she relinquished command to him. Following their marriage and honeymoon on Xenex, Captain Shelby took command of the USS *Trident*. (*NF* novel: *Restoration*, *Cold Wars*)

She was promoted to Admiral in 2379 placed in command of Space Station Bravo. (*NF* novel: *After the Fall*)

#### *Hidden Frontier*

In 2377, Shelby accepted the position of first officer aboard the USS *Excelsior*, assigned to Deep Space 12 in the Briar Patch. Within a few years, she was promoted to Captain of the *Excelsior*, and then later Commodore in command of the 12th Fleet.

After the Archein invasion in 2385, Shelby was promoted to Admiral and given command of Starbase 621. After the loss of the station, she resumed command of the *Excalibur* and led the fleet against the Archein, defeating them with aid from the crews of the USS *Helena*, and USS *Odyssey*, recently returned from Andromeda. (*Star Trek: Hidden Frontier*; *Star Trek: Operation Beta Shield*; *Star Trek: Odyssey*: "Tossed Upon the Shore")

### Admiralty

By 2401, Shelby had risen to the rank of Fleet Admiral and was Commander-in-Chief of Starfleet. On 12 April of that year, she led the fleet exercises for the Frontier Day event. Admiral Shelby was killed on the bridge of the USS *Enterprise* when members of the ship's crew were assimilated by the Borg. (PIC: "Võx")

## Relationships

Shelby was involved in an on-again-off-again romantic relationship with Mackenzie Calhoun, which began during their time at the Academy, and continued into a failed engagement. In at least one reality, after reuniting aboard the *Excelsior* and serving together for several years, they married. (*NF* novel: *Restoration*)

During her time aboard the *Excalibur*, she became close friends with Robin Lefler, who followed her to her subsequent command. (*Star Trek: Hidden Frontier*; *Star Trek: Pendragon*)

Another long-term friend of Shelby's was Captain Daniel Hunter of the USS *Intrepid*. They had been classmates at the Academy. (*Star Trek: Intrepid*; *Star Trek: Hidden Frontier*)

## Appendices

### External links

* Elizabeth Shelby article at ***Memory Alpha***, the canon *Star Trek* wiki.
* Elizabeth Shelby article at ***Memory Beta***, the non-canon *Star Trek* wiki.
* Elizabeth Shelby article at ***Star Trek Expanded Universe***, the fanon and fanworks *Star Trek* wiki.