Force H
Sir James Somerville
Ark Royal(CV), Sheffield(CC), Renown(BC), Capital ships, cruisers and destroyers.
The Bismarck Action May 1941
| German | Allied | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck(BB) | Sunk 27/5/41 | Hood(BC) | Sunk 24/5/41 |
| Prinz Eugen | Rodney | ||
| Renown(BC) | |||
| Norfolk(CC) | |||
| Suffolk(CC) | |||
| Prince of Wales(BB) | Damaged | ||
| Victorius(CV) | |||
| King George V(BB) | |||
| Victorious(CV) | |||
| Ark Royal(CV) | |||
| Sheffield(CC) | |||
| Modoc US Coastal cutter |
The second Cruiser squadron comprising Galatea, Aurora, Kenya and Nigeria was under Admiral Curteis
Other cruisers in the hunt for Bismarck were the Arethusa, Manchester and Birmingham.
Destroyers escorting the capital ships Electra, Anthony, Echo,Icarus, Achates and Antelope.
Hood sunk off Iceland 24/5/1941
Bismarck sunk in the North Atlantic 27/05/1941