In the history of Starfleet, there have been many officers holding the rank of commander.

Commanders[]

Illusory commanders[]

Alternate or parallel commanders[]

Other commanders[]

Gallery of unnamed commanders[]

Starbase 11 lounge patron, 2267

USS Enterprise officer, 2267

USS Excelsior first officer, 2285

Starfleet Command officer, 2286

USS Saratoga officer, 2286

USS Excelsior navigator, 2293

USS Excelsior security officer, 2293

USS Excelsior security officer, 2293

USS Enterprise-B officer, 2293

Background information[]

Numerous officers were often referred to as commanders, or wore commander's rank insignia, but were actually other ranks. In TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds", Jean-Luc Picard remembers meeting Lieutenant Commander Riker, but Riker was wearing commander's insignia in the corresponding scene in TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint". This happened in TOS also, as Spock was referred to as an lieutenant commander in TOS: "Court Martial" even though he regularly wore commander's stripes up to and including that point. The same went for Benjamin Finney in that episode and Giotto in TOS: "The Devil in the Dark", both of whom wore commander's insignia but were clearly referred to as lieutenant commander in dialogue. The reverse happened to Chakotay, who wore lieutenant commander's insignia but was only referred to as commander for VOY's entire run.

See also[]

• Commander, Starfleet
• Theater Commander