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| - Melissa Jonatha Mendenhall Sturdevant (02 February 2222-January 2290) was a Starfleet line and flag officer in the 23rd century. (Star Trek: Avenger: "Reaching Taurus"; Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: Operation Blackjack) Sturdevant was born 02 February 2222 in the Christopher's Landing colony on Titan, a satellite of Saturn (Sol VI). In 2256, Lieut. Cmdr. Sturdevant transferred to the newly commissioned USS Accord to become its second officer. She met Lieut. Cmdr. Nikolai Barstow for the first time; though 7 years her junior, he was the ship's first officer. (Star Trek: Accord: "Year One") In 2261, Cmdr. Sturdevant transferred to the Surya-class frigate USS Avenger as its new first officer, replacing Cmdr. Nathan Michener. A year later, Sturdevant was promoted to Captain and placed in command of theAvenger for the last two years of her predecessor's four-year mission. (Star Trek: Avenger: "Early History of the USS Avenger [FR/FH 1860]") During her tenure as captain, Avenger aided survivors of an attempted coup d'état on Yogyakarta Baru. (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station/Star Trek: Avenger: Time, See What's Become of Me) Sturdevant was promoted to the rank of fleet captain in December, 2271. She relinquished command to her exec, Raymond Jellicho, a month later. Sturdevant was the first commanding officer of Shadowstar Station, originally established to serve as a customs house for traffic in and out of the Triangle. In 2288-2289, the station would be the site of coordination for Operation Blackjack. (Operation Blackjack) In January of 2290, Vice Admiral Sturdevant died of Sakuro's disease a month before her 68th birthday. In recognition of her contributions to Starfleet, she was posthumously promoted to full Admiral. (Time, See What's Become of Me, Star Trek: Avenger: "Nobody, Not Even the Rain, Has Such Small Hands")
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