At 09:27 a shell hitting "Bismarck" penetrated the hydraulic machinery in turret 'Anton' and disabled it, causing the guns to run down to maximum depression. Her topsides were wrecked, and a large fire burned amidships. After firing steadily for over 30 minutes, without any problems, "King George V" , by 09:27, began having trouble with her main battery, and from that point onward every salvo missed at least one gun due to failures in the safety interlocks for antiflash protection and from ammunition feed jams. At 10:21, with "Bismarck" silenced and obviously sinking, Admiral Tovey detailed the cruiser to finish her off with torpedoes. "King George V" fired 339 14 in (354 mm) and over 700 5.25 in (133 mm) shells during the action. As both "Rodney" and "King George V" were low on fuel they returned to port at , escorted by eleven destroyers to guard against German air or submarine attack. The next day, after the escort was reduced to three destroyers, four German aircraft did attack but scored no hits. Both "King George V" and "Rodney" returned to port safely, but the destroyer , sent ahead to refuel, was bombed and sunk.