Captain Haddock since creating Tintin." Sales of the volume in which Haddock was introduced indicated the character was well received. After a fairly serious role in "The Shooting Star", where he has risen to become the President of the Society of Sober Sailors (replete with a cabin full of rum), Haddock takes a more central role in the next adventure, split over two books, "The Secret of the Unicorn" and "Red Rackham's Treasure"— indeed, his family history drives the plot. Upon locating the treasure, the newly wealthy Haddock retires. Hergé built the next adventure around Haddock, furnishing the character with an ancestral
SS Belgian Captain Scotia. Convoy HX 254 departed New York on 27 August 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 12 September. "Belgian Captain" was carrying a cargo of steel and lumber bound for Sunderland. There were complaints from other ships in the convoy that "Belgian Captain" did not repeat flag signals, despite orders to all ships to do so. Convoy ON 206 departed Liverpool on 11 October 1943 bound for New York. Convoy ON 291 departed Southend-on-Sea, Essex on 17 March 1945 bound for New York. In 1946, "Belgian Captain" was sold to Compagnie Maritime Belge SA and was renamed "Capitain Lambe". Her