 As she sank, the master, 18 crewmen, and one naval staff member were lost.The commodore, five naval staff members, 23 crewmen and five gunners were picked up by , while on 10 November, the fourth engineer and 18 men landed at La Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands, after being adrift for 14 days.The 5,178 ton "Hopecastle" was badly damaged.