Who Is Captain Of Star Trek: Section 31’s Missing USS Enterprise?

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Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Section 31If the missing USS Enterprise appeared in Star Trek: Section 31, here's which version it would have been and which Captain would be in command. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and written by Craig Sweeny, Star Trek: Section 31 is the first Star Trek movie to not center on a crew of the Starship Enterprise. As Star Trek's first streaming movie made for Paramount+, Section 31 is about Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) saving the United Federation of Planets alongside a new team of Section 31 black ops agents.

Star Trek: Section 31's present-day is Stardate 1292.4, which translates to 2324 in the early decades of Star Trek's 24th century "lost era." Section 31 takes place 31 years after Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and the prologue of Star Trek Generations, both of which occur in 2293, which is Star Trek: The Original Series' era. Section 31 also happens 40 years before "Encounter at Farpoint," the series premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which begins in 2364. Within Star Trek: Section 31's timeframe, there are two possibilities for which Starship Enterprise is currently in service.

Which Captain Likely Commands The Starship Enterprise In Star Trek: Section 31

The USS Enterprise-B Is Likely Active In Star Trek: Section 31

The most logical Starship Enterprise active during Star Trek: Section 31 is the USS Enterprise-B commanded by Captain John Harriman (Alan Ruck). The Excelsior Class USS Enterprise-B is launched at the beginning of Star Trek Generations, and its fateful maiden voyage ended with the apparent death of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) after an encounter with the other-dimensional energy ribbon called the Nexus. It was an inauspicious start for John Harriman's run as Captain of the Enterprise.

Star Trek: Section 31 Movie Ending & All Twists Explained

Star Trek: Section 31 introduces a new threat to the Federation Emperor Georgiou must defeat. Here's what Section 31's ending means.

31 years later, in Star Trek: Section 31, it's possible Captain Harriman is still in command of the USS Enterprise-B after a long service as the flagship of the United Federation of Planets. Little is canonically known about the Enterprise-B's voyages after Star Trek Generations, or whether Captain Harriman grew into the center seat as the successor to Captain Kirk. The Enterprise-B is the greater possibility as the Federation flagship active in 2324 than the Ambassador Class USS Enterprise-C, which likely launched after Star Trek: Section 31's timeframe.

Why The USS Enterprise Doesn’t Appear In Star Trek: Section 31

Section 31 Is "A New Flavor Of Star Trek"

Neither the USS Enterprise-B nor any other version of the Starship Enterprise appears in Star Trek: Section 31 as part of the streaming movie's initiative to deliver a different kind of Star Trek. Section 31 is set outside of Federation space beyond the Enterprise's jurisdiction and in an era of Star Trek that has not previously been explored to any great extent. This gave Star Trek: Section 31 plenty of leeway to depict its own version of Star Trek that only pays lip service to the franchise's vast canon of TV shows and movies.

Michelle Yeoh as Georgiou and Miku Martineau as young Georgiou in Section 31 movie

Star Trek: Section 31 Cast & Character Guide

Star Trek: Section 31 introduces a new team of operatives teaming up with Michelle Yeoh's Emperor Georgiou to save the Federation from a new threat.

Star Trek: Section 31 does contain multiple ties to Star Trek lore, from Emperor Georgiou's history in the Mirror Universe to classic Star Trek aliens like the Deltan Melle (Humberly Gonzalez), the Chameloid Quasi (Sam Richardson), and pseudo-Vulcan Fuzz (Sven Ruygrok). However, Section 31 keeps its Star Trek visual cues to a minimum, and the famous Starfleet delta logo only makes a handful of appearances. The Starship Enterprise, however, is neither seen nor spoken of in Star Trek: Section 31.

Star Trek: Section 31 Has A Future USS Enterprise Captain

Section 31 Hints At Lt. Rachel Garrett's Future

Although the Starship Enterprise is not spoken of, Star Trek: Section 31 has a couple of wink-wink bits of dialogue referencing Lieutenant Rachel Garrett's (Kacey Rohl) desire to become a starship Captain. Garrett is a Science Officer assigned to Section 31 to ensure Alok Sahar's (Omari Hardwick) Alpha Team doesn't commit murder. Star Trek fans know that Rachel is destined to become Captain Garrett (Tricia O'Neill) of the doomed USS Enterprise-C in Star Trek: The Next Generation's classic episode "Yesterday's Enterprise."

Rachel Garrett is promoted to Lieutenant Commander at the end of Star Trek: Section 31, bringing her one step closer to her tragic destiny.

Rachel Garrett is believed to be the only Captain of the Ambassador Class USS Enterprise-C, which is destroyed fighting Romulans at Narendra III in 2344. This not only means Lieutenant Commander Garrett only has 20 years of life left after Star Trek: Section 31, but her Captaincy comes within those two decades. Star Trek: Section 31 nods at the future Captain Garrett but stops short of outright foreshadowing that she will become Captain of the Enterprise.