His ship ( HMS Tartar ) was one of those that pursued the battleship Bismarck following the Battle of the Denmark Strait .
He did not witness one 's sinking because HMS Tartar went to refuel some hours before the end .
His ship ( HMS Tartar ) was one of those that pursued the battleship Bismarck following the Battle of the Denmark Strait although he did not witness her sinking because Tartar went to refuel some hours before the end .