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 da tashar jiragen ruwa ba tare da nasara a kan 12 Maris. A kan 17 Maris, da haihuwa battleship Schlesien, yanzu amfani da wani icebreaker, kammala escorted ta hanyar Bismarck zuwa Gotenhafen, inda karshen yaƙi shiri.
Jirgin ruwan yaki na aji na Scharnhorst