By 09:31, all four of "Bismarck"s main battery turrets were out of action, allowing "Rodney" to close to around with impunity to fire her guns at what was point-blank range into "Bismarck"s superstructure. "King George V" remained at a greater distance to increase the possibility that her shells would strike "Bismarck"s decks. During this period, "Rodney" launched a pair of torpedoes at "Bismarck", claiming one hit. The two battleships quickly reduced their German opponent to a shambles, aflame from stem to stern, though the Germans refused to surrender. The ship was settling by the stern due to uncontrolled flooding and had taken on a 20 degree list to port by 10:00. By that time, the two British battleships had fired some 700 large-caliber shells at "Bismarck". All told, "King George V", "Rodney", "Dorsetshire" and "Norfolk" collectively fired some 2,800 shells, scoring around 400 hits.