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For the mirror universe counterpart, please see Gardner (mirror).

For the similar sounding occupation, please see gardener.

Gardner was Starfleet officer in the mid-22nd century.

History

In 2143, Gardner was a pilot in the NX test program. Along with Commanders Duvall, A.G. Robinson, and Jonathan Archer, he competed for the position as pilot in the effort to break the warp two barrier in the NX-Alpha. Ultimately, however, Robinson was chosen to conduct the flight. (ENT: "First Flight")

By 2151, Gardner had been promoted to captain, and was endorsed by Vulcan ambassador Soval for the command position of the Enterprise NX-01, Earth's first warp five starship. Eventually the candidates were narrowed down to Archer and Robinson, with the posting ultimately going to Archer. Soval, however, continued to voice his objection to Archer's selection, feeling he was too impulsive for such an important mission. (ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem", "First Flight")

By 2154, Gardner had been promoted to admiral, and replaced Admiral Maxwell Forrest in overseeing Enterprise's mission after Forrest was killed in a bombing of the United Earth Embassy on Vulcan. In that capacity, he ordered Enterprise to return to Earth subsequent to a communication with Administrator V'Las, who was attempting to remove the Enterprise crew as witnesses to a planned massacre of the Syrranite movement. Charles Tucker, in command of Enterprise at the time, ultimately chose to disobey this order, however, when he learned of a planned Vulcan invasion of Andoria, and subsequently ordered Enterprise to Andorian space in an attempt to warn them. Later, Tucker contacted Gardner, informing him that Enterprise had taken up position with an Andorian fleet to combat the invasion force, in hopes that V'Las would halt his attack, rather than let it be known that Vulcan forces were responsible for Enterprise's destruction in the subsequent battle. (ENT: "Awakening")

Later that year, when Archer came to believe that he was going to die due to infection by a silicon-based virus, he warned Commander T'Pol, his first officer, to attempt to remain in command of Enterprise, and to oppose Gardner if he attempted to assign a new captain. (ENT: "Observer Effect")

Also in 2154, Gardner granted Archer's request of the redeployment of every available Starfleet vessel to Enterprise's location in an attempt to complete a sensor grid with which to detect and locate a vessel which had been attacking various ships in the area. However, as the Starfleet vessels would have taken a matter of weeks to arrive, Archer was forced to rely on Vulcan, Andorian, and Tellarite assistance to complete the grid. (ENT: "United")

Later that year, Gardner granted Archer's request to embark on a mission to rescue Doctor Phlox, who had been abducted by the Klingons in an attempt to force Phlox to assist them in creating Klingon Augments. (ENT: "Affliction")

Appendices

Background information

File:Gardner (mirror).jpg

Gardner's mirror universe counterpart

The character of Gardner was never seen in the prime universe, but in the mirror universe he was played by John Mahon in "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II".

In the script for the undeveloped Romulan War film project Star Trek: The Beginning, Gardner's daughter, Penelope, was the love interest, and eventual wife, of the main protagonist, Tiberius Chase, making him a direct ancestor (presumably great-grandfather) of James T. Kirk. [1]

Gardner was named by "Shadows of P'Jem" co-writer Phyllis Strong in remembrance of a friend who died at the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. (Information provided by Mike Sussman)

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-{{mirror disambiguation}} ''You may also be looking for the occupation of [[gardener]].''
+{{mirror disambiguation}}
+{{Disambiguation|the similar sounding occupation|gardener}}
-'''Gardner''' was an officer in the [[Earth]] [[Starfleet]] in the mid-[[22nd century]].
+'''Gardner''' was [[Starfleet]] officer in the mid-[[22nd century]].
+== History ==
-In [[2143]], [[Commander]] Gardner was one of the pilots in the [[NX test program]]. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
+In [[2143]], Gardner was a [[pilot]] in the [[NX test program]]. Along with [[Commander]]s [[Duvall]], [[A.G. Robinson]], and [[Jonathan Archer]], he competed for the position as pilot in the effort to break the [[warp factor|warp two]] barrier in the [[NX-Alpha]]. Ultimately, however, Robinson was chosen to conduct the flight. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
-He was later considered for command of the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' (NX-01)]], and though he was considered the most suitable choice by [[Ambassador]] [[Soval]], [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]] ultimately narrowed down the candidates for the captaincy to [[Jonathan Archer]] and [[A.G. Robinson]] instead, pointing out that the [[Vulcan High Command]] was not in charge of Starfleet's personnel assignments. ({{ENT|Shadows of P'Jem|First Flight}})
+By [[2151]], Gardner had been promoted to [[captain]], and was endorsed by [[Vulcan]] [[ambassador]] [[Soval]] for the command position of the {{EnterpriseNX}}, [[Earth]]'s first warp five [[starship]]. Eventually the candidates were narrowed down to Archer and Robinson, with the posting ultimately going to Archer. Soval, however, continued to voice his objection to Archer's selection, feeling he was too impulsive for such an important mission. ({{ENT|Shadows of P'Jem|First Flight}})
+By [[2154]], Gardner had been promoted to [[admiral]], and replaced Admiral [[Maxwell Forrest]] in overseeing ''Enterprise''{{'}}s mission after Forrest was killed in a bombing of the [[United Earth Embassy]] on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. In that capacity, he ordered ''Enterprise'' to return to Earth subsequent to a communication with [[Administrator]] [[V'Las]], who was attempting to remove the ''Enterprise'' crew as witnesses to a planned massacre of the [[Syrranite]] movement. [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]], in command of ''Enterprise'' at the time, ultimately chose to disobey this order, however, when he learned of a planned Vulcan invasion of [[Andoria]], and subsequently ordered ''Enterprise'' to [[Andorian]] space in an attempt to warn them. Later, Tucker contacted Gardner, informing him that ''Enterprise'' had taken up position with an Andorian fleet to combat the invasion force, in hopes that V'Las would halt his attack, rather than let it be known that Vulcan forces were responsible for ''Enterprise''{{'}}s destruction in the subsequent battle. ({{ENT|Awakening}})
-By [[2154]], Gardner had been promoted to admiral, and replaced Admiral Forrest in overseeing ''Enterprise'''s mission when Forrest was killed in the destruction of the [[Earth]] [[Embassy]] to [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. ({{ENT|Awakening}})
+Later that year, when Archer came to believe that he was going to die due to infection by a [[silicon-based virus]], he warned Commander [[T'Pol]], his [[first officer]], to attempt to remain in command of ''Enterprise'', and to oppose Gardner if he attempted to assign a new captain. ({{ENT|Observer Effect}})
-[[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker]] disobeyed a direct order from Gardner to leave Vulcan. The order had been issued at the request of Administrator [[V'Las]] of the Vulcan High Command, who feared that the ''Enterprise'' was drawing too close to discovering his role in the embassy bombing.  Tucker eventually complied, but "detoured" to [[Andorian]] [[space]] to inform Commander [[Shran]] of V'Las's plan to invade [[Andoria]]. ({{ENT|Awakening|Kir'Shara}})
+Also in 2154, Gardner granted Archer's request of the redeployment of every available Starfleet vessel to ''Enterprise''{{'}}s location in an attempt to complete a [[sensor grid]] with which to detect and locate [[Romulan drone-ship|a vessel]] which had been attacking various ships in the area. However, as the Starfleet vessels would have taken a matter of weeks to arrive, Archer was forced to rely on Vulcan, Andorian, and [[Tellarite]] assistance to complete the grid. ({{ENT|United}})
-When [[Captain]] Archer thought he was going to die from exposure to a [[silicon-based virus]], he warned his [[first officer]] [[T'Pol]] to make sure that Gardner did not try to sneak in a new captain over her head. ({{ENT|Observer Effect}})
-In November of 2154, at Archer's request, Gardner dispatched a number of Starfleet vessels to assist ''Enterprise'' in locating a [[Romulan drone-ship]], though the vessels were too slow to actually help in the search. ({{ENT|United}})
+Later that year, Gardner granted Archer's request to embark on a mission to rescue [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]], who had been abducted by the [[Klingon]]s in an attempt to force Phlox to assist them in creating Klingon [[Augment]]s. ({{ENT|Affliction}})
+== Appendices ==
-Later that month, Gardner authorized Captain Archer's attempt to track down a [[Rigelian freighter (22nd century)|Rigelian freighter]] responsible for abducting ''Enterprise'' [[CMO]] [[Phlox]]. ({{ENT|Affliction}})
+=== Background information ===
+[[File:Gardner (mirror).jpg|thumb|Gardner's mirror universe counterpart]]
+The character of Gardner was never seen in the [[prime universe]], but in the {{mu|Gardner|mirror universe}} he was played by [[John Mahon]] in {{e|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}}.
+In the script for the [[Undeveloped Star Trek projects|undeveloped]] [[Earth-Romulan War|Romulan War]] film project ''[[Star Trek: The Beginning]]'', Gardner's daughter, Penelope, was the love interest, and eventual wife, of the main protagonist, Tiberius Chase, making him a direct ancestor (presumably great-grandfather) of [[James T. Kirk]]. [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34635]
-== Background ==
-[[Image:Fleet Admiral Gardner (Mirror).jpg|thumb|Mirror Gardner]]
-The character of Gardner was never seen in our universe, but in the [[Gardner (mirror)|mirror universe]] he was played by [[John Mahon]] in {{e|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}}. Given the quantity of people who appear similar in the mirror universe to how they appear in our universe, it is likely that this would also be true of Gardner.
-Gardner was named by "Shadows of P'Jem" co-writer [[Phyllis Strong]] in remembrance of a friend who died at the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
+Gardner was named by "Shadows of P'Jem" co-writer [[Phyllis Strong]] in remembrance of a friend who died at the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. (''Information provided by [[Mike Sussman]]'')
+=== External link ===
+*{{NCwiki|Samuel Gardner}}
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