| The Unicorn | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Unicorn_(Tintin_ship).png) The Unicorn, from The Secret of the Unicorn, set in 1676 | |
| Publication information | |
| First appearance | The Secret of the Unicorn (1943) |
The Unicorn (French: La Licorne) is a fictional 17th-century French Navy warship featured in The Adventures of Tintin, a comic book series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It plays a leading role in both The Secret of the Unicorn (1943) and Red Rackham's Treasure (1944). The Unicorn also appears in the 2011 film adaptation The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.
In the Tintin series, the Unicorn attacked by pirates followed by a duel between its captain, Sir Francis Haddock (an ancestor of Captain Haddock) and the pirate Red Rackham. The Unicorn is scuttled and sinks, only to be discovered years later by Tintin and his friends in an attempt to locate Red Rackham's treasure.