Richard Haddock 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 both Charles I and subsequently the Parliamentary regime; he commanded the "Victory" in 1642, the "Antelope" in 1643-44, the
Unicorn (ship) Unicorn (ship) The Unicorn () is a fictional 17th-century three-masted armed Royal Navy vessel appearing in "The Adventures of Tintin", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The ship plays a leading role in both "The Secret of the Unicorn" and "Red Rackham's Treasure", published in 1943 and 1944, respectively. The "Unicorn" also appears in the 2011 film adaptation "". In the "Tintin" adventures, the "Unicorn" is the setting of a battle between pirates and sailors followed by a duel between its captain, Sir Francis Haddock (an ancestor of Captain Haddock) and the pirate Red Rackham. The "Unicorn" is scuttled