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Female |
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Black (greying) |
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Brown |
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Lieutenant  |
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Active |
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Damu Pua Uhura |
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M'Umbha Uhura |
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Shani Uhura (Brother) |
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Ugogo (Paternal Grandmother) |
- For mirror universe counterpart, see Nyota Uhura (mirror).
Nyota Uhura was the chief operations officer and communications officer of the USS Enterprise from 2265 to 2270.
Early Life
Uhura was born in 2239 on Earth, in Kitui Province, Kenya, in the East African Federation. (TAS: "The Counter-Clock Incident"; Star Trek II Biographies) Her mother was named M'Umbha, her father Damu Pua. (TOS: "The Man Trap", Star Trek II Biographies)
- In the novelization of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Pavel Chekov said Uhura was from the Bantu Nation.
She would eventually be fluent in eleven Earth languages, including Swahili. (TOS: "The Man Trap", "The Changeling", "Spectre of the Gun", Absolute Horizon) In addition to her linguistic abilities, Uhura was also an athlete, running the 100-meter dash in record time. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")
Before she entered Starfleet Academy, Uhura spent a lot of time with family members who lived in Mombasa, Kenya. (Template:Novel)
About 2260, Uhura began studying music with Theodore "Theo" Papadopoulos, with whom she eventually fell in love. However, her long absences while in Starfleet resulted in his falling in love with someone else. (Absolute Horizon).
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
In 2266, Nyota Uhura was posted to this Constitution-class vessel as communications officer and operations manager she held the rank of lieutenant. As well, she proved to be a capable technician and even took the helm on occasion. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver", "The Balance of Terror")
- It is speculated that Uhura was on the command track during her early months on the Enterprise, as she wore a gold command-division uniform in "The Corbomite Maneuver" and "Mudd's Women".
She was a gregarious officer and shipmate, often singing for the crew in the rec room and while on bridge duty. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King", "The Changeling")
On stardate 3541.9, Uhura had her mind wiped by the Nomad probe. Christine Chapel was later able to restore her memories through a combination of educational and medical techniques. ("The Changeling"; Template:Orion: "Friendship's Song", "Something to Remind You")
Sometime prior to the Enterprise’s refit, in the early 2270’s, Nyota was promoted to lieutenant commander. She continued to function as the communications officer, under the command of Willard Decker. Admiral Kirk, once again, assumed command of the ship during the V'Ger incident. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Once the Enterprise was assigned as a training vessel, Nyota was promoted to commander and was transferred to Starfleet Communications. Her duties also involved lecturing at Starfleet Academy. She was on the Enterprise when the scientists in charge of Project Genesis contacted Admiral Kirk. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
Later that year, Uhura aided Admiral Kirk, and other crew members, in stealing the Enterprise. The ship was later destroyed. She then, joined the survivors on Vulcan. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
She was forced to travel back in time, along with the rest of her crewmates, in an attempt to save Earth from the Whalesong probe. The mission was a success.
Upon returning to 23rd century Earth, the charges against her were dropped. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)
Uhura was assigned to the Enterprise-A. In 2287, the ship was hijacked by a group of zealots led by Sybok. Uhura refused to resist him after she had "shown him her pain." (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
- It was shortly before this incident that her affection for Montgomery Scott was made apparent. The reasons for this are explained differently in different continuities.
Six years later, Uhura and the crew were involved in exposing the Khitomer conspiracy. After the Enterprise’s decommissioning, she returned to teaching at the Academy. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Commander USS Intrepid II
From 2294 to 2296 Uhura was assigned as Second officer of the USS Intrepid II under Captain Spock. Following Spock leaving the Ship Uhura was Promoted to Captain.
Captain USS Leondegrance (NCC-2176)
In 2300 Captain Uhura would temporarily take Command of the USS Hermes NCC-10376 until 2301 when she transferred to the newly completed USS Leondegrance NCC-2176 part of the redesigned production run of Georgiou Class Exploration Cruisers, Officially designed to be Battlecruisers most of the abundance of weapons were removed and the ships altered for more Exploration and Patrol duties following the demilitarisation of Starfleet after the success of the Khotomer Accords.
Nyota Uhura was tasked with a 5 year mission of exploration in the Lesser Magellanic Cloud, the ship would become an Acadamy Training ship in 2317 with Uhura remaining in command until 2333 when the Georgiou Class was Officially Decommissioned.
Admiral
Uhura accepted a promotion to Admiral as a Language, Phonetics and Communications consultant working with Starfleet Intelligence.
She would continue working with Starfleet Intellegance even during the Dominion War and was 138 as of 2377.