Captain Haddock he has the sun-induced delusion that Tintin is a bottle of champagne. However, Haddock is a sincere figure in need of reform, and by the end of his first adventure Tintin has gained a loyal companion, albeit one still given to uttering the occasional "expletive". Hergé also allowed himself more artistic expression through Haddock's features than with Tintin's. Michael Farr, author of "Tintin: The Complete Companion", notes: "Whereas Hergé kept Tintin's facial expressions to a bare minimum, Haddock's could be contorted with emotion." Farr goes on to write that "In Haddock, Hergé had come up with his most inspired character
HMS Haddock (1805) command of "lieutenant de vaisseau" Degrave. On 16 November "Génie" captured two more vessels. One was "Lusitania", Carmen, master, which had been sailing from Grenada to London. The second was "Fortune", of Bristol, Hare, master, which had been sailing from St Croix to London. The Frenchmen plundered "Lusitania" and then put the captured crews on board her. Next the Frenchmen sank "Fortune" and "Haddock" and let "Lusitania" depart. "Lusitania" arrived at Portsmouth on 25 November. HMS Haddock (1805) HMS "Haddock" was a Royal Navy schooner of four 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel