During the turn, a salvo from "Bismarck", fired from about , was seen by men aboard "Prince of Wales" to straddle "Hood" abreast her mainmast. This straddle meant that some of the salvos fell to port, some to starboard (of the hull), and some precisely aligned over the center of the main deck of "Hood". It is likely that one shell struck somewhere between "Hood"s mainmast and "X" turret aft of the mast. A huge pillar of flame that shot upward 'like a giant blowtorch,' in the vicinity of the mainmast.