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John Samuel Benson[a] was a male Human who lived during the 24th century. He served in Starfleet as first officer[1] and later commanding officer of the USS Enterprise-E and held the rank of captain until his death in 2389.

Prior to the Enterprise, Benson served aboard the USS Galaxy during the 2360s and the USS Bozeman during the 2370s.[a]

Biography[]

Early life[]

John Samuel Benson was a Human male born to Thomas and Danielle Benson on 22 August 2341 in San Diego, California, Earth.

Benson attended Starfleet Academy from 2359 to 2363.[a]

Early Starfleet career[]

Benson was assigned to the USS Galaxy in 2365, two years out of the Academy. He served aboard her for five years until he was reassigned to the USS Bozeman in 2370. He received a promotion to lieutenant a year later.

In 2373, Benson, still aboard the Bozeman, participated in the Battle of Sector 001 and was one of only a few survivors. Two years later, Benson was promoted to lieutenant commander.[a]

Service on the USS Enterprise-E[]

On 15 October 2380 (57189.4), Captain Jean-Luc Picard chose Benson to be William T. Riker's replacement as first officer of the USS Enterprise-E. Benson was on Earth Spacedock at the same time the Enterprise was getting repairs following the Battle in the Bassen Rift, so Picard met him in person, giving him the news. He told Benson to report to the Enterprise the following morning at zero eight hundred hours.[1] In addition to his new posting, Benson received a promotion to commander.[a]

The next day, Benson reported to the bridge. Picard greeted him and the Enterprise got underway. Benson inquired as to where their destination would be, but Picard could only tell him that "who or what we're looking for may intend harm to the Federation." When they arrived at their destination, a Klingon ship was waiting for them and sent a boarding party to engineering. Picard's negotiations with the Klingons failed, and a battle ensued.[2] Both sides received casualties, but eventually the Klingons fled.[3]

After briefly returning to Earth, the Enterprise began trying to locate the Klingon vessel that had attacked them, known as the IKS Pak'tu. Benson, along with Geordi La Forge discovered a warp trail that they believed belonged to the Pak'tu.[4] For several hours, they found nothing, but finally, a Klingon ship matching the Pak'tu's configuration appeared and attacked them.[5] After a few hit-and-runs, Captain Kardok and several of his crew transported onto the Enterprise's bridge and attempted to kill everyone there. They would have succeeded, but B-4 suddenly emerged from the ready room and dispelled them. Kardok and crew hurriedly transported back to the Pak'tu, but Worf fired a volley of photon torpedoes at them, destroying the vessel and likely killing everyone aboard.[6]

In 2384, Benson took command of the Enterprise. Three years later, in 2387, the Enterprise was sent to give aid to the survivors of the destruction of Romulus. Benson remained in command of the Enterprise until his death during a Borg attack in 2389.[a]

Relationships[]

Family[]

John married Samantha Jones in 2364, and two years later they had a daughter named Ava.[a]

Crewmates[]

John quickly became one of Picard's trusted officers; he began calling John "number one," an affectionate nickname he had given Will Riker before him. John said that he didn't mind it, and Picard told him that he would likely hear him use it often.[4]

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Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Information retrieved from one of CaptFredricks' archived files on an old computer.
  1. 1.0 1.1 Lego Star Trek – "Lego Star Trek" (Act I), Benson makes his debut.
  2. Lego Star Trek – "Lego Star Trek" (Act II)
  3. Lego Star Trek – "Lego Star Trek" (Act III)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Lego Star Trek – "The Hunt Continues" (Act I)
  5. Lego Star Trek – "The Hunt Continues" (Act II)
  6. Lego Star Trek – "The Hunt Continues" (Act III)

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