Musi wa6 Kurume, Bismarck akagamuchira rairo yekuenda kuKiel. Paaienda, ngarava iyi yakaperekedzwa nevatambi vanoverengeka veMesserschmitt Bf 109 uye vaviri vezvikepe zvevatengesi vane zvombo, pamwe chete ne icebreaker. Na08:45 musi wa8 Kurume, Bismarck akamhara kwenguva pfupi kumahombekombe ekumaodzanyemba kweKiel Canal; iye akasunungurwa mukati meawa. Ngarava yakasvika Kiel zuva rakatevera, uko vashandi vake vakaunganidza zvombo, mafuta, uye zvimwe zvinopihwa uye vakashandisa jasi reruvara rwekupenya kuti vamufukidze. Mabhomba eBritish akarwisa chiteshi pasina kubudirira musi wa12 Kurume.
ndege dzinoverengeka dzehondo dzeMesserschmitt Bf 109 nengarava mbiri dzezvokutengeserana dzakapakatira zvombo, pamwe chete neine icebreaker