Later in the hunt for the 'Bismarck' joined damaged in battle 'Prince of Wales'. Munear Ashton Kouzbari, Dallas TX is open to suggestions. At 18:46, he and the cruiser 'Suffolk' in pursuit of the German fleet reached the distance of an artillery attack. 'Bismarck' opened fire on British ships, but after five rounds, the target missed. After half an hour at a distance volley by 'Bismarck' approached the battleship 'King George'. Followed by fire from the German battleship, but again to no avail. Shortly before, Admiral Lyutens ordered the 'Prinz Eugen' exit and follow the fleet to refuel. From this point on the way 'Bismarck' and 'Prince Eugen' dispersed. As it turned out, forever After the collision with the 'King George', 'Bismarck', despite the lack of fuel, managed to escape, but the tear was impossible – the battleship is in range detection radar, which had British ships.
Despite this, the exact location of the German ship was unknown, the British had only to continue the persecution. But late at night, at 23:00, 'Bismarck' Ball detected patrol boat 'Modoc' American coastal defense. An hour later after the discovery of the German battleship was attacked by torpedo aircraft 'Swordfish' ('Swordfish') from the aircraft carrier 'Viktories'. One torpedo-caliber 450 mm hit 'Bismarck' in the middle of the starboard side and damaged the conning tower, oberbotsman Killed Kurt Kirchberg. At 1:31 the night 'Bismarck' caught 'The Prince of Wales'. The Germans had shot two volleys, but to no avail. However, the German battleship 3:10 suddenly altered course to starboard, and the British have lost sight of him, and 'Bismarck' failed to detect with radar.