Changes: J.P. Hanson

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Admiral J.P. Hanson was a Starfleet flag officer during the latter half of the 24th century. He was on good terms with Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who referred to him as 'J.P.' when the two of them were alone together; apparently, Hanson promised himself that he would get to know Picard after witnessing the younger man become the first freshman to win the Starfleet Academy marathon, and Hanson subsequently came to regard Picard as possessing more courage and dedication than anyone he ever knew.

In 2366, his ship rendezvoused with the USS Enterprise-D following the destruction of the Federation outpost on Jouret IV. He offered Commander Will Riker command of the USS Melbourne. Riker turned down the offer, preferring to remain aboard the Enterprise.

When it was revealed that the Borg were responsible for the loss of the outpost in the Jouret system, Hanson returned to his ship. Learning of Picard's transformation into Locutus, he informed Shelby never to say that Picard was 'assisting' the Borg, and made the decision to regard Picard as a casualty of war. He led the Federation fleet against the Borg at the Battle of Wolf 359, where he died, as his command ship was destroyed by the invading Borg cube. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds", "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")

Hanson was played by actor George Murdock.

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Background

It is possible that the command ship that Admiral Hanson was on was the USS Melbourne, but this has not been established on screen. In fact, the script called for Hanson to appear on a Template:ShipClass bridge, the battle bridge set was used instead during filming. The Melbourne appeared in the episode only as a Template:ShipClass ship (although an Template:ShipClass ship with the same name and registry appeared for the flashback to the Battle of Wolf 359 in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "Emissary".

See USS Melbourne for more information.

Hanson was mentioned by Benjamin Sisko in the DS9 pilot, but the scene was deleted.

Furthermore, Hanson's communication with the Enterprise during the battle (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II") implies that the battle was already in progress (he was ordering the fleet to regroup), but Melbourne seems to have been the first Starfleet vessel destroyed according to the opening scenes of "Emissary". In light of this it would appear more likely that Hanson was aboard another starship.

Apocrypha

In the Marvel Comics Voyager comic book "Ghosts", Tom Paris claims Hanson was "like an uncle" to him.

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 Hanson was mentioned by [[Benjamin Sisko]] in the DS9 pilot, but the [[deleted scene|scene was deleted]].
-Furthermore, Hanson's communication with the ''Enterprise'' during the battle ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}) implies that the battle was already in progress (he was ordering the fleet to regroup), but the ''Melbourne'' (or at least the ''Excelsior''-class version) seems to have been the first Starfleet vessel destroyed according to the opening scenes of {{e|Emissary}}. In light of this it would appear more likely that Hanson was aboard another starship.
+Furthermore, Hanson's communication with the ''Enterprise'' during the battle ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}) implies that the battle was already in progress (he was ordering the fleet to regroup), but ''Melbourne'' seems to have been the first Starfleet vessel destroyed according to the opening scenes of {{e|Emissary}}. In light of this it would appear more likely that Hanson was aboard another starship.
 === Apocrypha ===