A 08:01, ya watsa rahoton lalacewa da kuma niyyarsa ga OKM, wanda ya kasance don raba Prinz Eugen don cinikin kasuwanci da kuma yin Saint-Nazaire don gyara. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan 10:00, Lütjens ya umurci Prinz Eugen ya fada a bayan Bismarck don sanin tsananin zubar da man fetur daga baka. Bayan ya tabbatar da "manyan koguna na man fetur a bangarorin biyu na [Bismarck's] wake", Prinz Eugen ya koma matsayi na gaba.
nasarar karya radar lamba da circled baya a baya ta pursuers