"Prince of Wales" was forced to disengage by a combination of damage from German hits and mechanical failures in her guns and turrets after "Hood" was sunk. Despite these problems, she had hit "Bismarck" three times. One of these hits contaminated a good portion of the ship's fuel supply and subsequently caused her to steer for safety in occupied France where she could be repaired. "Bismarck" was temporarily able to evade detection, but was later spotted and sunk on 27 May.