USS Zhukov

Captain Gleason commanded the USS Zhukov during Lt. Reginald Barclay's assignment there. Picard points to Barclay's satisfactory performance—and honorable service per records—to rebut Riker and Geordi's transfer bid, positioning the ship as proof of Barclay's baseline ability despite crew doubts. Riker probes if evaluations inflated to enable transfer.