Richard Haddock Navy. Sir Richard's third son, Nicholas, ended a distinguished naval career with the rank of Admiral of the Blue. Richard Haddock Sir Richard Haddock (c.1629 – 26 January 1715 Old Style) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral in August 1690. In Herge's Adventures of Tintin, Richard Haddock was one of the inspirations for Captain Haddock's 17th century ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock. Haddock was born into a distinguished navy family. His grandfather, also Richard Haddock, had been rewarded by the government in 1652, having held commands under
SS Belgian Captain The attack was carried out by the Decima Flottiglia MAS of the Regia Marina, using manned torpedoes despatched from the submarine "Ambra". "Empire Centaur" returned to the United Kingdom in Convoy MKS 7, which departed from Algiers on 5 February 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 17 March. She was bound for Cardiff. "Empire Centaur" was allocated to the Belgian Government in 1943 and renamed "Belgian Captain". The Code Letters ONVS were allocated, and she was placed under the management of Agence Maritime Internationale SA. Her port of registry was Antwerp. "Belgian Captain" was a member of a number of