A 08:45 a kan 8 Maris, Bismarck takaice gudu ashore a kudancin shore na Kiel Canal; ta aka saki a cikin sa'a daya. The jirgin isa Kiel da rana mai zuwa, inda ta ƙungiya stocked ammunition, man fetur, da kuma sauran kayayyaki da kuma amfani da wani gashi na dazzling Paint to camouflage ta. Birtaniya m kai farmaki a cikin tashar jiragen ruwa ba tare da nasara a kan 12 Maris. A 17 Maris, da haihuwa battleship Schlesien, yanzu amfani da wani icebreaker, kammala escorted ta hanyar da na karshe icebreaker zuwa Gotenhafen, inda da moonpit.
da dama Messerschmitt Bf 109 mayakan da biyu na dauke da makamai merchant jiragen ruwa, tare da wani icebreaker