Changes: Harris (Captain)

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Captain Harris was a 23rd century Starfleet officer who served as the commanding officer of the Federation starship USS Excalibur during the late 2260s.

In 2268, Harris commanded the Excalibur for the war games problems of the disastrous M-5 drills. When the M-5 malfunctioned in control of the USS Enterprise, commanded by James T. Kirk, it caused the Enterprise phasers to fire full-power on the other ships that participated in the games, severely damaging the unshielded Excalibur, Harris and his first officer died early in the conflict, and all of the ship's approximately 400 crewmen were eventually lost.

The M-5 recorded, at Kirk's request, that no life remained aboard the hulk of Excalibur. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")

This character was only mentioned in dialogue.

Captain Harris was given the first name Paul in Who's Who in Star Trek 2. The novel After the Fall calls him Anton Harris.

An M. Harris operated in the same century, being listed on the USS Enterprise dedication plaque.

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+{{Sidebar individual
+|affiliation   = [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]]
+|rank          = [[Captain]]
+|occupation    = [[Commanding officer]], {{USS|Excalibur|NCC-1664}}
+|status        = [[Deceased]] ([[KIA]])
+|datestatus    = 2268
+|died          = [[2268]],<br/>USS ''Excalibur''
+}}
 [[Captain]] '''Harris''' was a [[23rd century]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] who served as the [[commanding officer]] of the [[Federation]] [[starship]] {{USS|Excalibur|NCC-1664}} during the late [[2260s]].
-In [[2268]], Harris commanded the ''Excalibur'' during the disastrous [[M-5 computer|M-5]] [[Starfleet battle simulation]] [[war game]]s. When the M-5 malfunctioned in control of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, commanded by [[James T. Kirk]], it caused the ''Enterprise'' [[phaser]]s to fire full-power on the other ships that participated in the games, severely damaging the unshielded ''Excalibur'', Harris and the ''Excalibur'' [[first officer]] died early in the conflict, and all of his 400 or so crewmen were eventually lost.
+In [[2268]], Harris commanded the ''Excalibur'' for the [[war games problem]]s of the disastrous [[M-5 drill]]s. When the [[M-5 computer|M-5]] malfunctioned in control of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, commanded by [[James T. Kirk]], it caused the ''Enterprise'' [[phaser]]s to fire full-power on the other ships that participated in the games, severely damaging the unshielded ''Excalibur'', Harris and [[Excalibur first officer 001|his first officer]] died early in the conflict, and all of the ship's approximately 400 crewmen were eventually lost.
 The M-5 recorded, at Kirk's request, that no life remained aboard the hulk of ''Excalibur''. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}})
+{{bginfo|{{omid}}|Captain Harris was given the first name Paul in ''[[Who's Who in Star Trek 2]]''. The novel ''[[After the Fall]]'' calls him Anton Harris.|An [[M. Harris]] operated in the same century, being listed on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} dedication plaque.}}
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