The ShiKahr was an alternate version of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), and a number of crew members from the Enterprise of the original timeline served on board the ShiKahr. This included Spock (who was the ship's captain), Pavel Chekov (the first officer), Doctor Leonard McCoy, and Montgomery Scott. James T. Kirk also served on the ShiKahr, and was a disgraced ensign whose promising career had been sidelined when he was found guilty of a murder during his time at the Starfleet Academy. In this timeline, Christopher Pike had previously served as first officer of the ShiKahr under Spock for a number of years before becoming captain of the VSS T'Ruda, one of the first humans of this timeline to be given his own command.