On "Bismarck" there was tremendous elation at the sinking of "Hood". There was also a keen expectation that they would close on "Prince of Wales" and possibly finish her off. Lindemann requested that Lütjens allow "Bismarck" to do just that. Even if Tovey's squadron had left Scapa Flow the previous day, he would still be more than away from "Bismarck" – even if "Bismarck" diverted to sink "Prince of Wales" (a chase Lindemann calculated would take only two or three hours).