Captain Haddock Captain Haddock as a permanent addition to the cast. Hergé introduced Captain Haddock in "The Crab with the Golden Claws" as the rum-loving captain of the "Karaboudjan", a merchant vessel used— without Haddock's knowledge— by his first mate Allan for smuggling drugs inside crab tins. Because of his alcoholism and temperamental nature, his character was weak and unstable, at times posing as great a hazard to Tintin as the villains of the piece. He was also short-tempered, given to emotional expletive-ridden outbursts, and capable of infuriating behaviour; at one point he even attacks Tintin when, while traversing the Moroccan desert,
HMS Haddock (1805) She would then act as the model for the subsequent s. "Haddock" sailed for Jamaica on 11 December. In 1806 she was under Lieutenant Edward Foley. On 22 May she captured "Arrogante", for which head money for 19 men was paid in March 1828. In 1808 Lieutenant Charles William Selwyn took command. On 6 September, the American vessel "Nancy", Ringhaven, master, arrived at Jamaica. She had been sailing from Havana to Jamaica when "Haddock" detained her and sent her in. On 12 November 1809 the 18-gun square-rigged brig "Génie" captured "Haddock", which was under the command of Lieutenant Henry Edwards.