<P> Pike is the second captain of the USS Enterprise NCC - 1701 and the first to be shown in Star Trek canon . The animated Star Trek series reveals that Captain Robert April predated Pike , and printed Star Trek fiction and reference books also identify April as Pike 's predecessor . Pike took command of the USS Enterprise in the year 2252 , at the age of 38 , taking over command from Robert April , who commanded the Enterprise for nine years . </P>
<P> Pike is the second captain of the USS Enterprise NCC - 1701 and the first to be shown in Star Trek canon . The animated Star Trek series reveals that Captain Robert April predated Pike , and printed Star Trek fiction and reference books also identify April as Pike 's predecessor . Pike took command of the USS Enterprise in the year 2252 , at the age of 38 , taking over command from Robert April , who commanded the Enterprise for nine years . </P>
who is captain pike on the uss enterprise
who is captain pike on the uss enterprise
the second captain
the second captain