Christine Chapel

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Biography
Christine Chapel
Full Name:	Doctor Christine Lauren Chapel
Species:	Human
Gender:	Female
Born:	2237
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Family
Parents:	Father: Patterson Chapel Mother: Lauren Chapel
Marital Status:	Single
Career
Previous Assignment:	Staff Physician, Starfleet Medical
Assignment:	Chief Medical Officer, USS Excelsior (NCC-2000)
Rank:	Commander
Insignia:

Christine Chapel was a human Starfleet officer during the late 23rd and early 24th centuries. She started her career as a researcher before moving into nursing, then later earning her doctorate.

Contents 1 Early Life and Career 2 Aboard the Enterprise (NCC-1701) 3 Doctor Chapel 4 Later life 5 External links

[edit] Early Life and Career

Christine Lauren Chapel was born in the United States of America, Earth circa 2240.

The TOS novel Planet of Judgment sets her birth year as 2241. The game Star Trek: Starship Creator sets her birth in 2237. Both agree that she was born in the United States. Other information in NF novels: Fire on High and Renaissance suggest a strong similarity in appearance to Morgan Primus.

In her early career, Christine worked alongside Professor Roger Korby on scientific expeditions. In 2259, she served as Korby's assistant on an expedition to Vestalan, to study the long-dead civilization of the Hualans. (TOS short story: "Snake Pit!", Star Trek: The New Voyages 2)

As Chapel and Korby worked more closely together, a romance bloomed and the two were engaged to be married. By 2261, the two had not married, and Korby left on an expedition to the planet Exo III, with long-time friend and colleague, Dr. Aaron Brown. A few months later, with no contact from Korby's expedition, the Federation declared him missing, presumed dead. Chapel could not accept that her fiance was dead, so she gave up her career as a researcher and signed up to work as a nurse for Starfleet. (TOS novelization: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", Star Trek 11)

By 2264, Lieutenant Chapel was serving as Head Nurse at the Starfleet Teaching Hospital along with Dr. Leonard McCoy. During her time, she treated Captain James T. Kirk and Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell following the Battle of Ghioghe. Following this, at the request of both Dr. McCoy and Captain Kirk, Chapel signed aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). (TOS novel: Enterprise: The First Adventure)

[edit] Aboard the Enterprise (NCC-1701)

In 2265, Chapel attended Lieutenant Lee Kelso's memorial service which was held in the ship's chapel. (TOS novel: My Brother's Keeper: "Constitution")

In 2266, the Enterprise finally visited Exo III to determine what had happened to Korby's expedition. On arrival in orbit, the Enterprise was contacted by Korby and Kirk and Chapel transported down. It was later revealed that Korby had died shortly after discovering an android called Ruk. Before his death Korby had an android duplicate of himself created. (TOS novelization: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", Star Trek 11; and TOS novel: Errand of Vengeance, #1: The Edge of the Sword)

In 2268, Doctor McCoy informed Nurse Chapel that she had lost some weight after he was finished performing routine physicals on the crew. Chapel was delighted as she had been eating a lot of salads in an effort to do so. (Star Trek: Section 31 novel: Cloak)

In 2270, Chapel decided to train for her doctorate, and upon the Enterprise's return to Earth, entered Starfleet Medical Academy to major in xenophysiology. (TOS novel: The Lost Years)

[edit] Doctor Chapel

Christine Chapel served as a doctor on the medical staff of the Enterprise following its retrofit. (movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, novel: Ex Machina)

After the Enterprise's return to Earth, Chapel was assigned to Starfleet Medical on Earth. She was the doctor on call during initial tests of the transwarp engines, and was the first doctor to examine pilot Torias Dax following a shuttle disaster. However, care of the Trill was quickly turned over to a Trill doctor. (DS9 short story: "Infinity")

In 2289, Doctor Chapel was a member of Ambassador Sarek's diplomatic team. (Excelsior: Forged in Fire)

In 2293, Chapel attended James T. Kirk's memorial service in the grounds of Starfleet Academy, along with many other former Enterprise crewmembers. (TOS novel: Crucible: The Fire and the Rose)

In 2298, Dr. Chapel, holding the rank of Commander, served as chief medical officer on the USS Excelsior. (TLE novel: The Sundered)

[edit] Later life

She was "long gone" before the 2370s, according to Montgomery Scott. In 2376, Scott recognized Morgan Primus as appearing similar to Chapel, but was mistaken. (NF novel: Excalibur: Renaissance)

Peter David has stated his intention that these two characters are not the same person.

USS Enterprise-A personnel
Arex • Bearclaw • Bloemker • Bryce • Boyajian • Bob • Bull • Burke • Chapel • Chekov • Chip • Codobach • Delaney • Devereaux • Finney • Flaherty • Fouton • Hunter • Kirk • Konom • Lee • Li • Ludlo • McCoy • McIntyre • McMurphy • Meyer • M'Ress • M'yra • Popov • Rasche • Saavik • Samno • Scott • Sherwood • Spock • Sterno • Sulu • Tuchinsky • Uhura • Valeris • Wetherell

[edit] External links

Christine Chapel article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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