Panguva iyoyo, Tovey akaronga kuti vapise zvakananga Bismarck kusvikira akanga anenge 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) kure. Panguva iyoyo, aizoita kutendeukira kumaodzanyemba kuisa zvikepe ake yakafanana kuti chinangwa chake. At 08:43, lookouts pamusoro King George V akaona naye, vamwe 23,000 m (25,000 yd) kure. maminitsi mana gare gare, Rodney maviri mberi turrets, zvinosanganisira matanhatu 16 mu (406 mm) pfuti, akazarura moto, ipapo King George V kuti 14 mu (356 mm) pfuti akatanga kupfura. Bismarck akadzokera pa 08:50 pamwe mberi pfuti ake; pamwe wake wechipiri, iye akafurwa. ipapo, Tovey akaronga kuti vapise zvakananga Bismarck kusvikira akanga anenge 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) kure.
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