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For the captain of the USS Sutherland, please see Shelby (Captain).

Shelby was a Human Starfleet officer. In the 2360s, she was noted to be a highly ambitious officer, on the fast track to promotion to the captaincy of a starship.

History

In 2366, Lieutenant Commander Shelby was placed in charge of Starfleet's defensive planning for a potential Borg invasion. Under the supervision of Admiral J.P. Hanson, Shelby proved the first who was able to put the project on a productive track. Thereafter, Hanson worked extremely closely with Shelby, spearheading all efforts to develop defenses against the Borg.

When the Federation colony on Jouret IV was destroyed, Shelby and Hanson were dispatched to consult with Jean-Luc Picard and determine whether or not the Borg were responsible. Following confirmation of a Borg presence in Federation space, she stayed aboard the USS Enterprise-D to develop strategies for facing the imminent attack.

Borg invasion

Upon hearing that Enterprise first officer William T. Riker had been offered command of the USS Melbourne, Shelby assumed Riker would accept and set her sights on gaining the appointment as Captain Picard's new first officer. However, when she arrived on the Enterprise, she got off on the wrong foot with Riker when she said she intended to become his replacement. She remained at odds with Riker, largely because her fast and loose style clashed strongly with his safe and by-the-book tendencies. Hoping to get an early start on locating evidence of the Borg attack, she led an unauthorized away team to Jouret's surface without receiving approval from Riker beforehand, going over Riker's head to propose combat strategies to Captain Picard himself. Shelby also demonstrated her keen senses when she beat Riker in a poker game by calling his bluff.

Once the Borg attack came, Shelby proved herself to be an extremely capable officer. When Captain Picard was kidnapped by the Borg, she led several away teams in an attempt to rescue him. When Riker was granted a promotion to captain, he appointed Shelby to be his first officer and promoted her to commander despite their differences, later noting that they made a good team.

Following the destruction of the Borg cube and Picard's return as captain of the Enterprise, Shelby returned to Starfleet Command to lead the task force assigned to rebuild the fleet following the disastrous Battle of Wolf 359. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds", "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")

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Appendices

Background information

Shelby was played by Elizabeth Dennehy. The character has also been featured as the first officer of the USS Excalibur in the Star Trek: New Frontier series of novels, where her full name is revealed to be Elizabeth Paula Shelby. Later in the New Frontier series, she becomes captain of the USS Exeter for six months before taking command of the USS Trident (NCC-31347). For more information, please see her New Frontier character entry.

Regarding the reference to a "Captain Shelby" in "You Are Cordially Invited", Ronald D. Moore commented:

"My intent when I wrote the line was that this was indeed the same Shelby from BOBW. I thought it was a cool reference to throw in for the fans, but I had completely forgotten that John Ordover and Co. had very specifically and very politely asked us if we had any intention of ever using this character again and we (including me) had said, "No way – do what you want with her." This very salient fact was pointed out to me after the show had aired and I had a rather sheepish conversation with Paula Block over in licensing and with John via e-mail explaining what had happened. Since I only used Shelby's last name in the episode, you're free to look at this either way – it's really her or it's someone else with the same last name (it's a big fleet, after all)." (AOL chat, 1997)

Peter David later wrote passages into a New Frontier novel explaining that there were two unrelated Shelbys in Starfleet.

External link

Elizabeth Shelby at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+}}{{disambiguation|the captain of the USS ''Sutherland''|Shelby (Captain)}}
+'''Shelby''' was a [[Human]] [[Starfleet]] officer. In the [[2360s]], she was noted to be a highly ambitious officer, on the fast track to promotion to the [[captain]]cy of a [[starship]].
-In [[2366]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] Shelby was placed in charge of Starfleet's defensive planning for a potential [[Borg]] invasion.  When the [[Federation]] [[colony]] on [[Jouret IV]] was destroyed, Shelby was dispatched to determine whether or not the Borg were responsible.  Following confirmation of a Borg presence in Federation space, she stayed aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to develop strategies for facing the imminent attack.
-==Borg invasion==
+== History ==
+In [[2366]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] Shelby was placed in charge of Starfleet's defensive planning for a potential [[Borg]] invasion. Under the supervision of [[Admiral]] [[J.P. Hanson]], Shelby proved the first who was able to put the project on a productive track. Thereafter, Hanson worked extremely closely with Shelby, spearheading all efforts to develop defenses against the Borg.
-Upon hearing that ''Enterprise'' [[first officer]] [[William T. Riker]] had been offered command of the {{USS|Melbourne}}, Shelby set her sights on gaining the appointment as [[Jean-Luc Picard|Captain Picard's]] new first officer.  However, her fast and loose style clashed strongly with Riker's safe and by-the-book tendencies; for example, she led an unauthorized [[away team]] to Jouret's surface (hoping to get an early start on locating evidence of the Borg attack) without receiving approval from Riker first, and she went over Riker's head to propose combat strategies to Captain Picard himself.  Shelby also demonstrated her keen senses when she beat Riker in a [[poker]] game by calling his bluff.
+When the [[Federation]] [[colony]] on [[Jouret IV]] was destroyed, Shelby and Hanson were dispatched to consult with [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and determine whether or not the Borg were responsible. Following confirmation of a Borg presence in Federation space, she stayed aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to develop strategies for facing the imminent attack.
-Once the Borg attack came, Shelby proved herself to be an extremely capable officer.  When Captain Picard was kidnapped by the Borg, she led several away teams that attempted to rescue him.  When Riker was granted a temporary promotion to [[Captain]], he appointed Shelby to be his first officer and promoted her to commander despite their differences; he later noted that they made a good team.
+=== Borg invasion ===
-Following the destruction of the [[Borg cube]], Shelby returned to [[Starfleet Command]] to lead the task force that would rebuild the fleet following the disastrous [[Battle of Wolf 359]]. ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
+Upon hearing that ''Enterprise'' [[first officer]] [[William T. Riker]] had been offered command of the {{USS|Melbourne}}, Shelby assumed Riker would accept and set her sights on gaining the appointment as Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]'s new first officer. However, when she arrived on the ''Enterprise'', she got off on the wrong foot with Riker when she said she intended to become his replacement. She remained at odds with Riker, largely because her fast and loose style clashed strongly with his safe and by-the-book tendencies. Hoping to get an early start on locating evidence of the Borg attack, she led an unauthorized [[away team]] to Jouret's surface without receiving approval from Riker beforehand, going over Riker's head to propose combat strategies to Captain Picard himself. Shelby also demonstrated her keen senses when she beat Riker in a [[poker]] game by calling his bluff.
+Once the Borg attack came, Shelby proved herself to be an extremely capable officer. When Captain Picard was kidnapped by the Borg, she led several away teams in an attempt to rescue him. When Riker was granted a promotion to captain, he appointed Shelby to be his first officer and promoted her to commander despite their differences, later noting that they made a good team.
-==Captain Shelby of the ''Sutherland''==
-In [[2374]], Captain Shelby was the [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[Federation]] [[starship]] [[USS Sutherland|USS ''Sutherland'']].
+Following the destruction of the [[Borg cube]] and Picard's return as captain of the ''Enterprise'', Shelby returned to [[Starfleet Command]] to lead the task force assigned to rebuild the fleet following the disastrous [[Battle of Wolf 359]]. ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
-:''As it is assumed that this is the same Shelby from "Best of Both Worlds" (see below) this would mean that Shelby became a Captain before [[William T. Riker]] who did not receive his promotion until {{film|10}}.  This is ironic given the tension between the two and also confirms [[J.P. Hanson]]'s statement that Riker staying on the Enterprise would make him "suddenly look like he was standing still" next to people like Shelby''.
+{{EnterpriseFirstOfficers}}
-During a resupply visit to [[Deep Space 9]] that same year, Captain Shelby returned a favor to her friend, Lieutenant Commander [[Jadzia Dax]], by granting [[Lieutenant]] [[Manuele Atoa]] some free time so he could perform his [[Samoan firedance]] at Dax's wedding party. ({{DS9|You Are Cordially Invited}})
-==Background==
+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
-Shelby was played by [[Elizabeth Dennehy]]. The character has also been featured as the first officer of the [[USS Excalibur (NCC-26517)|''Excalibur'']] in the ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' series of [[novels]], where her full name is revealed to be ''Elizabeth Paula Shelby''. Later in the ''New Frontier'' series, she becomes captain of the [[USS Exeter (NCC-26531)|''Exeter'']] for six months before taking command of the USS ''Trident'' NCC-31347).
-:''For more information, please see her [[New Frontier characters#Elizabeth Shelby|''New Frontier'' character entry]].''
+Shelby was played by [[Elizabeth Dennehy]]. The character has also been featured as the first officer of the {{USS|Excalibur|NCC-26517}} in the ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' series of [[novels]], where her full name is revealed to be '''Elizabeth Paula Shelby'''. Later in the ''New Frontier'' series, she becomes captain of the {{USS|Exeter|NCC-26531}} for six months before taking command of the USS ''Trident'' (NCC-31347). For more information, please see her [[New Frontier characters#Elizabeth Shelby|''New Frontier'' character entry]].
-Regarding the reference to a "Captain Shelby in the [[DS9]] episode {{e|You Are Cordially Invited}}, [[Ronald D. Moore]] commented:
+Regarding the reference to a "[[Shelby (Captain)|Captain Shelby]]" in {{e|You Are Cordially Invited}}, [[Ronald D. Moore]] commented:
-:''My intent when I wrote the line was that this was indeed the same Shelby from BOBW.  I thought it was a cool reference to throw in for the fans, but I had completely forgotten that [[John J. Ordover|John Ordover]] and Co. had very specifically and very politely asked us if we had any intention of ever using this character again and we (including me) had said, "No way &ndash; do what you want with her."  This very salient fact was pointed out to me after the show had aired and I had a rather sheepish conversation with [[Paula M. Block|Paula Block]] over in licensing and with John via e-mail explaining what had happened.  Since I only used Shelby's last name in the episode, you're free to look at this either way &ndash; it's really her or it's someone else with the same last name (it's a big fleet, after all).'' [http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/6952/ron73.txt]
+:"''My intent when I wrote the line was that this was indeed the same Shelby from BOBW. I thought it was a cool reference to throw in for the fans, but I had completely forgotten that [[John J. Ordover|John Ordover]] and Co. had very specifically and very politely asked us if we had any intention of ever using this character again and we (including me) had said, "No way &ndash; do what you want with her." This very salient fact was pointed out to me after the show had aired and I had a rather sheepish conversation with [[Paula M. Block|Paula Block]] over in licensing and with John via e-mail explaining what had happened. Since I only used Shelby's last name in the episode, you're free to look at this either way &ndash; it's really her or it's someone else with the same last name (it's a big fleet, after all).''" {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron073|1997}}
-[[Peter David]] later wrote passages into a ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier|New Frontier]]'' novel explaining that there were two unrelated Shelbys in Starfleet.
+[[Peter David]] later wrote passages into a ''New Frontier'' novel explaining that there were two unrelated Shelbys in Starfleet.
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