Prinz Eugen
A shell hit "Hood"s boat deck, starting a sizable fire in the ready-use ammunition store but this fire did not spread to other areas of the ship or cause the later explosion. It is possible that "Hood" was struck again at the base of her bridge and in her foretop radar director. There has been contention over which German vessel struck "Hood"; "Prinz Eugen" ("Kapitän zur See" Helmuth Brinkmann), was firing at "Prince of Wales", following an order from the fleet commander. The Gunnery Officer of "Prinz Eugen", Paul Schmalenbach is quoted as saying that "Prinz Eugen"'s target was "Hood".