# Tom Platt — Captains Courageous character guide

> Tom Platt in Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tom, Platt, Commodore Tom Platt

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

An old man-of-war's-man turned Banks fisherman, whose steady hands and sea stories give the dory fleet its bearings and the greenhorn his first lessons.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

Tom Platt shares his sea lore and experience with Harvey, becoming a mentor and trusted shipmate.

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

_friendship_

Dan and Tom Platt share a friendly bond, with Tom's experience complementing Dan's youthful energy.

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

_friendship_

Tom Platt shares his sea lore and experience with Harvey, becoming a mentor and trusted shipmate.

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

_friendship_

Tom Platt shares his sea lore and experience with Harvey, becoming a mentor and trusted shipmate.

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

_friendship_

Dan and Tom Platt share a friendly bond, with Tom's experience complementing Dan's youthful energy.

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

_friendship_

Dan and Tom Platt share a friendly bond, with Tom's experience complementing Dan's youthful energy.

## In the story

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

Works with Disko in the hold, moving among salt-bins.

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

Debates with Long Jack about faith and luck, and helps haul the trawl, which proves to be a good decision.

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

Leads the dories to a good fishing spot and enforces bank law by knocking a man who cut a line.

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

A crew member, he recalls his past experiences on the Ohio River during the meal on the 'Constance'.

## Links

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