he British now knew their position. But the King George V made an error, and all British ships were sent to the wrong place to intercept the Bismarck. The British ships headed north while the Bismarck continued south. The Bismarck was later spotted by British aircraft, and since they didn’t have any ships close enough and powerful enough to intercept it, they sent out bombers from carrier Ark Royal. All but three of 15 bombers of the first wave attacked the now approaching Sheffield instead of the Bismarck, but the torpedoes were malfunctioning, and the ship was unhurt. The second wave attacked the right ship this time, two hit, one much like the attack of the Victorious, but the second hit the rudder while in a sharp port turn, disabling it and making the ship now unmanuverable.Chapter ThreeThe DestructionWhile the Bismarck struggled to repair the rudder, it was circled by five destroyers. All attempts to clear the rudder failed, and divers were unable to examine the damage from the outside due to heavy seas. The five destroyers first attack failed, neither side scoring a hit. The German U-Boat U-556 soon appeared, but could do nothing. They had no torpedoes and were low on fuel. Now, at 8:30, the battleships King George V and Rodney appeared at the scene, the final battle about to begin.The POW arrived as well, and it scored 3 hits on the Bismarck, while falling back under heavy fire from the large ship. It was constantly being bombarded by Swordfish, even though they did little damage.The Bismarck suddenly swung about, and opened fire with his 15-inch main guns. The Norfolk and the Suffolk, who had recently arrived had to break contact and run. Soon, all contact was lost with the Bismarck, the radar of the Suffolk was not large enough to detect it. On the 27 , the Bismarck was finally sited by two British Swordfish. The Renown, another British battleship, could sink the Bismarck with her 15-inch guns, if they hit i...
