By 10:00, "Scharnhorst", using her 4–6 knot speed advantage, broke off the engagement and resumed searching for the convoy. At 12:00, "Belfast" again picked up "Scharnhorst", and in 20 minutes were again in range. This time, "Scharnhorst" had better luck with her gunnery; at 12:23, "Norfolk" was hit twice by 28.3 cm shells. One hit disabled a gun turret, and the second tore a hole in the hull and disabled her radar. Near-misses rained shell splinters down on "Sheffield". At 12:41, "Scharnhorst" again increased speed and broke off the engagement. The British shadowed her, and relayed position reports to Admiral Fraser in "Duke of York". At 13:15, Admiral Bey decided to call off the search and return to port. Shortly before 17:00, the British ships closed it: "Belfast" again illuminated the ship with star shells, while "Duke of York" fired salvos from her main battery. A hit from "Duke of York" disabled "A" turret, and at 18:00, another hit penetrated the upper portion of the belt and caused significant damage to the engine room. This hit temporarily reduced her speed to , but repairs quickly allowed her to steam at .