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InStar Trekhistory , three women have been the captain of starship named Enterprise on - cover . Star Trekhas dreamed of an egalitarian future since its inception , when series Almighty Gene Roddenberry included the enigmatic Number One ( Majel Barrett ) as the Enterprise ’s distaff First Officer in theStar Trek : The Original Seriespilot " The batting cage " . Since then , Star Trekhas surely had several notable distaff captains , including serial lead Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) onStar Trek : Voyager , Captain Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) onStar Trek : Discovery , and Captain Carol Freeman onStar Trek : Lower deck .
The lean of Enterprise skipper , likewise , has develop beyond Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) , withStar Trek : initiative ’s Captain Jonathan Archer ( Scott Bakula ) , and the revival meeting of Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) onStar Trek : Strange New Worlds . Strange New Worldsalso see the live - legal action debut ofAdmiral Robert April ( Adrian Holmes ) , the endeavor ’s first Black police captain . The crossroad offemale captain onStar Trekwho were also Enterprise captains , however , stay on small , with only three fair sex holding the distinction so far .
Tricia O’Neil as Captain Rachel Garrett
Captain of the USS Enterprise-C in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Captain Rachel Garrett commanded the USS Enterprise - C commencement in 2332 , after serve as first police officer of the USS Carthage . Garrett ’s Enterprise was presumed lost in 2344 while outmatched by Romulan forces , but appeared over twenty old age into the future , inStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 3 , episode 15 " Yesterday ’s enterprisingness " . The Enterprise - C ’s mien in 2366 unintentionally make a dark and foreboding alternate timeline characterized byStarfleet ’s ongoing warwith the Klingon Empire . Though loath , Garrett agreed to return the Enterprise - C to its fateful Romulan battle to restore the timeline . Captain Rachel Garrett ’s forfeit exemplified Starfleet bravery , and ensured the Federation ’s passive future .
InStar Treknovels , Demora Sulu was captain of the USS Enterprise - B , but was never see on - screen .
Elizabeth Dennehy as Admiral Elizabeth Shelby
Captain of the USS Enterprise-F in Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek : The Next Generationseason 3 , episode 26 " The Best of Both Worlds " inaugurate Elizabeth Shelby as an eager lieutenant commander gunning for Commander William Riker ’s ( Jonathan Frakes ) position as the enterprisingness ’s first ship’s officer , bring alongside for her expertise with the Borg . While she did n’t get Riker ’s job , Shelby ’s steely ambition and forthright self-confidence help her spring up through Starfleet ’s ranks . Elizabeth Shelby ’s briefStar Trek : Lower Deckscameoindicates Shelby became a police captain before 2381 .
As swift full admiral , Shelby took bidding of the USS Enterprise - Fduring the 2401 Frontier Day solemnisation inStar Trek : Picardseason 3 , sequence 9,“Vox " . Unfortunately , Shelby ’s Borg expertise was no lucifer for the newest iteration of Borg , whose assimilation plan was far more insidious than late onslaught . Admiral Shelby was seen to be killed by the Borg , while the Enterprise - F was assimilated while march Starfleet ’s unexampled fleet formation technology .
Jeri Ryan as Captain Seven of Nine
Captain of the USS Enterprise-G in Star Trek: Picard
ByStar Trek : Picardseason 3 , Seven was Captain Liam Shaw ( Todd Stashwick ) ’s loath first officer on the USS Titan - A , with Shaw assert on visit Seven by her former human name , Annika Hansen . Despite Shaw ’s Borg - inflicted trauma as a Wolf 359 veteran and the fraught working relationship between Captain Shaw and Seven of Nine , Shaw still recommended Seven for her own command , recognizing Seven ’s independency and ingenuity as assets to Starfleet . Picardended with the Titan - A rename the endeavour - G , and the former Commander Hansen in program line asCaptain Seven of Nine .
All three womanhood who were captains of the Enterprise were also a part ofStar Trek : Picardseason 3 , whether they appear on - covert or were only referenced . Captain Rachel Garrett was reward with the"Red Lady"commemorative statue outside the Starfleet Recruitment Center on M’Talas Prime as part of Starfleet ’s Frontier Day solemnisation , and Admiral Elizabeth Shelby actively captained the Enterprise - F on - screen . Garrett and Shelby were only briefly encounter as the Enterprise ’s captain , but the proposedPicardspinoffStar Trek : Legacycould surveil the adventures of Captain Seven of Nine , asStar Trek ’s fresh female captain of the USS Enterprise - G.
Star Trek : The Next GenerationandStar Trek : Picardare streaming on Paramount+ .
