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Jonathan Devin Ford
First appearance "To Be or Not to Be" (09/12/1993)
Last appearance "Weapons of War" (09/06/1996)
Portrayed by Don Franklin
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Occupation Executive Officer in the Navy
Title Commander
Nationality American
Katherine Hitchcock
First appearance "To Be or Not to Be" (09/12/1993)
Last appearance "Higher Power" (05/22/1994)
Created by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Portrayed by Stacy Haiduk
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Gender Female
Occupation Chief Engineer of the seaQuest DSV 4600
Title Lieutenant Commander
Spouse(s) Benjamin Krieg (divorced)
Nationality American
Ben Krieg
First appearance "To Be or Not to Be" (09/12/1993)
Last appearance "In the Company of Ice and Profit" (09/27/1995)
Portrayed by John D'Aquino
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Gender Male
Occupation Supply and morale officer
Title Lieutenant
Spouse(s) Katherine Hitchcock (divorced)
Nationality American
Tim O'Neill
First appearance "To Be or Not to Be" (09/12/1993)
Last appearance "Weapons of War" (06/09/1996)
Created by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Portrayed by Ted Raimi
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Gender Male
Occupation Communications officer of the seaQuest DSV 4600
Title Lieutenant JG
Religion Catholic
Nationality American
Manilow Crocker
First appearance "To Be or Not to Be" (09/12/1993)
Last appearance "Higher Power" (05/22/1994)
Created by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Portrayed by Royce D. Applegate
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Gender Male
Occupation Chief of Security for the seaQuest DSV 4600
Title Senior Chief Petty Officer
Spouse(s) Helen Crocker (divorced)
Nationality American
Miguel Ortiz
First appearance "To Be or Not to Be" (09/12/1993)
Last appearance "Splashdown" (05/21/1995)
Portrayed by Marco Sanchez
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Gender Male
Occupation Head Sensor Operator of the seaQuest DSV 4600
Title Chief Petty Officer, Senior Chief Petty Officer
Nationality Cuban
Darwin
First appearance "To Be or Not to Be" (09/12/1993)
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Species Bottlenose Dolphin
Gender Male

This is the complete list of the main characters of seaQuest DSV season 1. The series went through significant cast changes after every season it was on the air. This list contains only those characters that were given credit in the main titles of the first season (therefore, does not contain characters such as Admiral Noyce (which is located at List of recurring characters on seaQuest DSV) or Lieutenant James Brody (which is located at Main characters of seaQuest DSV season 2).

Ford comes from a very financially well off family, his father owning "Ford Freeport: Aquacultural Engineering", one of the largest undersea farming companies in the world. He had a bad relationship with his father and brother. In 2022, an undersea mining operation generated a dramatic rise in the temperature of the South Atlantic. A deinosuchus (gigantic prehistoric crocodile) thawed out and was threatening the local ecosystem and the lives of the local people. With the help of his family, Jonathan stopped the creature. With the lives of the local people at stake, the Fords were forced to settle their differences and reconcile. Ford's father decided to take a year off from work and give Jonathan's younger brother Ben the run of the company. His mother is deceased.

Part of the original seaQuest's crew under Captain Marilyn Stark (2015-2017), Ford was forced to relieve her of command when she disobeyed orders and attempted to attack several other submarines after being ordered to stand down. For 13 months after this incident Commander Ford oversaw a major refit of the seaQuest to have the ship generally geared more towards scientific exploration/research and peacekeeping missions. In 2018, after the refit was complete, Admiral William Noyce was trying to convince retired Captain Nathan Bridger, the subs original designer, to take command and ordered Ford to act arrogant, cowardly and generally unfit for command in an effort to get Bridger to stay on board. Despite the ploy not working Bridger decided to stay on board after defeating Stark during her attempt at revenge.


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