She was joined at 11:25 by "Prinz Eugen", which had departed the previous night at 21:18, off Cape Arkona.
Maja je Lütjens sporočil, da sta Bismarck in Prinz Eugen v celoti pripravljena na začetek operacije Rheinübung, zato je poveljstvo sklenilo, da se bo misija pričela zvečer, 19. maja.