Alexandra de Groot was a Starfleet officer and former commanding officer of the USS Shabonee (NCC-19923) and USS Shabonee (NCC-64332). Her nickname was Sandy. Born in 2327, de Groot was raised near Pretoria in the former nation-state of South Africa in the African Confederation on Earth. De Groot was commanding officer of the Shabonee when Daniel Radke signed aboard as counselor in 2369. (Star Trek: Shabonee: "Divergence") In 2370, de Groot accepted command of the new Shabonee, albeit with a slightly different command crew. (Star Trek: Shabonee: "Dirge")