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Kenneth Dodge was a male Human Starfleet captain in the 23rd century, best known for stints commanding the USS Hood in the mid-2250s and the late 2260s. (TOS novel: The Great Starship Race)
Biography
Dodge served as a field soldier who graduated from Starfleet Academy without a boost in rank. He was difficult to surprise and had dark hair. He shared a friendly rivalry with fellow CO James T. Kirk.
In 2258, Hood picked up a signal in an empty sector, leading to Dodge making first contact with the Rey, a species who had sought other intelligent races for two centuries and had nearly given up hope. As a result, Dodge was highly revered on Gullrey, and he was barely able to tamp down their fandom enough to keep them from renaming their homeworld after Earth.
In 2261, Kirk beat him, in a victory that Dodge attributed to dumb luck. (TOS novel: The Great Starship Race)
In 2267, Captain Dodge told Spock that several officers who had been reassigned from the Hood to the USS Enterprise had come from another vessel. (DS9 novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations)
In 2269, he was the guest of honor at The Great Starship Race hosted by the Rey. While Hood also was competing in the race, Dodge was prepared to help any civilian racers in distress. During the race, as part of their rivalry, Kirk lied to Dodge about tracking a navigation beacon he had yet to locate. When Romulans were threatening Gullrey, Hood stood in formation to protect the planet. At the race's closing ceremonies, which were attended by the Federation President, Dodge stood beside the two Rey astronauts he first met, and marked the official welcoming of their planet into the Federation. (TOS novel: The Great Starship Race)
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Hood (Constitution class) |
Ankee • J. Banks • G. Barton • K. Chin • L. Craig • K. Dodge • D'Uberville • Ellis • En-Lai • M. Harrari • S. Kane • J. Kyle • J. Martinez • Morax • S. M'Ress • Oxley • A. Paultic • H. Revere • M. Rousseau • M. Sandoval • Simmons • Stuart • Tavi • C. Vayentes • G. Vedra • Umba • P. Yudrin |  
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| USS Hood (Enterprise class) |
Lori Desmonal • Lustig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USS Hood (Excelsior class) |
Abrams • Brian • Buonfiglio • Chandra • Consuela • T. Czierniewski • M. Dayrit • R. DeSoto • R. Green • E. Hayat • R. Holverson • B. Hsu • J. Kojima • G. La Forge • Ledbetter • Lolo • F. Orzon • C. Papadimitriou • W.T. Riker • E. Rose • Tuvok • D. Voyskunsky • L. Weiss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USS Hood (Galaxy class) |
E. Sherwood • W. Crushera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terran Empire (mirror universe) | ISS Hood | Martinez | 
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| Andreoni • S. Ascher • G. Barton • T. Blair • K. Bogle • L. Cartwright • Callas • L. Craig • A. Diamond • M. Decker • Dhruva • K. Dodge • E. Foster • I. Garrett • M. Garson • J. Haden • A. Harris • T. Henderson • E. Hensham • Hunter • J.T. Kirk • Konstantin • I. Kor • Leedson • Long • J. Martinez • R. Masterson • Manchu • B. McKinnon • U. Montaya • D. Newman • Oxley • R. Patterson • C. Pike • Ramart • Randall • L. Rayner • K. Reaver • H. Revere • J. Ross • Satak • Sivok • D. Stack • T'Noy • Toroyan • Tracey • P. Watterston • Wesley • Zarlo |  
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| alternate realities | M. Hoffman • Jane T. Kirk • Jane Tiberia Kirk • C. Pike • Thelin th'Valrass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| mirror universe | M. Decker • J.T. Kirk • Z. Sheng |
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