A 10:24 am, Lieutenant Commander Gerard Broadmead Roope ya harba torpedoes biyar daga wani wanda ya hau a nesa da mita 800 (870 yd), amma duk sun rasa saboda Kyaftin Hellmuth Heye ya ci gaba da jagoran Hipper ya nuna Glowworm a duk lokacin yakin don rage haɗarinsa daga torpedoes. Jirgin ya fadi ta hanyar murfin hayaƙi don sayen lokaci don samun sahunsa na biyu na torpedo aiki, amma Heye ya bi Glowworm ta hanyar hayaki don ya gama ta kafin ta iya harba sauran torpedoes. Jirgin biyu sun kasance kusa da juna lokacin da Hipper ya fito daga hayaki da Roope ya umarci wani abu mai wuya zuwa starboard don rage iyaka da kuma yiwuwar jirgin ruwa.
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