In the course of my career I have lost ships, men, and close friends.
We appear to have lost our ship, for one thing.
But I also knew how many people and ships we would lose.
Everyone needed something to believe in, even a Captain who'd lost his ship.
I am a captain who has lost his ship, he thought.
A captain who had lost his ship was not likely to find another.
The first attack force lost three ships before they realized what hit them.
I don't care to find out where, by losing my ship.
"Perhaps that is why we lose so many ships and men."
The Spanish lost 400 to 500 men and two ships.