Captain Haddock home, Marlinspike Hall (or "Moulinsart" in the original French). Harry Thompson, author of "Tintin: Hergé and his creation", writes that the introduction of this large and luxurious country house was "to provide a suitable ancestral home for Tintin and himself to move into." To achieve this in terms of the plot, Hergé also details Haddock's ancestry, something Thompson regards as distinctive: "Haddock is the only regular character whose relatives turn up in the Tintin stories at all (if one discounts Jolyon Wagg and his dreadful family)." As Haddock's role grew, Hergé expanded his character, basing him upon aspects of friends,
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.