# Disko Troop — Captains Courageous character guide

> Disko Troop in Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Troop, Disko

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

The We're Here's taciturn master, whose logbook and infallible judgments govern a floating town of fishermen with the same steady hand he gives his own son.

## Relationships

### [Harvey Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/harvey_cheyne)

_professional_

Disko is the captain who takes Harvey on as a crew member, treating him with stern but fair authority.

### [Dan Troop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/dan_troop)

_family_

Dan is Disko's son, and their relationship is one of filial respect mixed with the easy familiarity of a working family.

### [Uncle Salters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/uncle_salters)

_family_

Disko and Uncle Salters are brothers-in-law, and their relationship is one of mutual respect with occasional friction.

### [Harvey Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/harvey_cheyne)

_professional_

Disko is the captain who takes Harvey on as a crew member, treating him with stern but fair authority.

### [Uncle Salters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/uncle_salters)

_family_

Disko and Uncle Salters are brothers-in-law, and their relationship is one of mutual respect with occasional friction.

### [Harvey Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/harvey_cheyne)

_professional_

Disko is the captain who takes Harvey on as a crew member, treating him with stern but fair authority.

### [Dan Troop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/dan_troop)

_family_

Dan is Disko's son, and their relationship is one of filial respect mixed with the easy familiarity of a working family.

### [Dan Troop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/dan_troop)

_family_

Dan is Disko's son, and their relationship is one of filial respect mixed with the easy familiarity of a working family.

### [Uncle Salters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/characters/uncle_salters)

_family_

Disko and Uncle Salters are brothers-in-law, and their relationship is one of mutual respect with occasional friction.

## In the story

### [Captains Courageous](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/captains-courageous)

The captain of the 'We're Here,' who takes Harvey on as a crew member and sets him to work.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/i)

Captain of the 'We're Here'; calm, firm, and unimpressed by Harvey's wealth; decides to keep Harvey on board and put him to work.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/ii)

Knocks Harvey down, accepts his apology, and assigns him to work.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/iii)

Observes the fleet and plans fishing strategy, showing his expertise.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/iv)

Commands the crew, identifies Uncle Abishai's ship, and decides to haul in the dories after the encounter.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/vi)

Skipper of the We're Here, engages in a heated exchange with a cattle-boat skipper and later argues with Salters about keeping things separate.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/vii)

Takes charge during the emergency, rescues the captain of the Jennie Cushman, and later explains Penn's behavior to the crew.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/viii)

Leads the We're Here to the Virgin, navigates the fleet, and gives orders as they dock in Gloucester.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/ix)

The captain of the 'We're Here', he discusses Dan's future with Mr. Cheyne and is impressed by the offer of a position on a tea-clipper.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captains_courageous_se/chapters/x)

Present at the ceremony, standing with Harvey and the crew of the We're Here.

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