Erika Benteen
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| Erika Benteen | |
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| Full Name: | Erika Benteen |
| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Female |
| Born: | 2337 |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Family | |
| Parents: | Mother: Monique Benteen Father: Beaumont Benteen |
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| Previous Assignment: | Adjutant to Admiral James Leyton |
| Assignment: | Commanding officer, USS Appalachia (NCC-52136) |
| Rank: | Captain |
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Erika Benteen was a female human in Starfleet in the 24th century.
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[edit] Early Career
Benteen, the daughter of Monique and Beaumont Benteen, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Earth in 2337. At the age of 18 she decided to enrol in Starfleet Academy and graduated in 2358 in the 94th percentile. Her first assignment out of the Academy was as flight controller aboard the USS Ahwahnee. (ST game: Starship Creator).
In 2360, she was promoted to lieutenant (j.g.) as recognition for her devotion to duty while serving aboard the Ahwahnee. The following year, she was promoted to full lieutenant after she took charge of an away team following the death of the ranking officer during a survey of a planet in Sector 19658. (ST game: Starship Creator).
In 2363, Benteen transferred to the Galaxy-class starship, USS Odyssey. A few months later, she was promoted to lieutenant commander and was made second officer under Captain Declan Keogh's direction. She remained aboard the Odyssey until 2367, when she was made operations manager aboard Starbase 219. (ST game: Starship Creator).
After a year of serving as operations manager, she was promoted to commander in 2368 and accepted the post of adjutant to Admiral Mamoru Nakamura, the commander of Starbase 219. After two years as adjutant to Admiral Nakamura, she transferred to Starfleet Command on Earth in 2370, to serve as adjutant to Admiral James Leyton. (ST game: Starship Creator).
[edit] The Coup
In 2372, circa stardate 49170, she was promoted to Captain, and given command of the USS Lakota. (DS9 episodes: "Homefront", "Paradise Lost")
Following Leyton's attempted coup, Benteen was court martialed for the attack on the USS Defiant and for supporting the attempted coup. While she was acquited from most of the serious charges that were placed against her, she was demoted to commander. (ST game: Starship Creator).
In an alternate timeline, she retained command of the Lakota through 2373, patrolling the Cardassian border. (TNG short story: "Gods, Fate, and Fractals)
[edit] Later career
By 2373, Benteen had regained her captain's rank and commanded the USS Appalachia during the fight against the Borg at the Battle of Sector 001. (ST game: Starship Creator and TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact).
[edit] Connections
- Erika Benteen article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
