Complex sentence: On 24-May before the final action "Bismarck" s fuel tanks were damaged and several machinery compartments, including a boiler room, were flooded in the Battle of the Denmark Strait and her intention was to reach the port of Brest for repair.
Split into simpler sentences: On 24-May before the final action "Bismarck" s fuel tanks were damaged and several machinery compartments, including a boiler room, were flooded in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. Her intention was to reach the port of Brest for repair.