 The crew was ordered to abandon ship after about forty minutes of the bombardment using the only remaining operable motor lifeboat of the three stowed on board . One officer and four enlisted men were injured , but no one was killed . The Turks continued their bombardment for five hours until Ben @-@ my @-@ Chree listed to starboard and sank in shallow water . Later in the day , the captain and the chief engineer returned to the ship to rescue the ship 's mascots , a cat and dog which had both survived the attack . 
