The two ships withdrew to Trondheim, though "Scharnhorst" was limited to a speed of —they arrived in the afternoon of 9 June. On 11 June, 12 Hudson bombers from the RAF attempted to bomb "Scharnhorst"; they all missed their target. Another air raid, this time 15 Blackburn Skuas launched by the Royal Navy's , followed on 13 June. The "Luftwaffe" intercepted the raid and shot down eight of the aircraft; seven made it through to the ship. Only one bomb found its mark, but it failed to explode. On 20 June, enough repair work had been done to permit the ship to sail down to Kiel. Two air attacks followed, but anti-aircraft fire from "Scharnhorst" and her escorts drove them both back. Reports of British ships in the area forced the ship to seek refuge in Stavanger for two days, before she resumed the journey to Kiel. Repairs were effected over the following six months.