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Could anyone confirm Tribal torpedo hits on Bismarck?

A brief evidence question shows why destroyer torpedo claims against Bismarck could not be confirmed by the ships that arrived the next morning.

Question

Did ships arriving the next morning see evidence that Tribal-class destroyers had hit Bismarck with torpedoes?

Short answer

No clear indication was visible; the ships were not close enough to inspect reliably amid shellfire and their own torpedo attacks.

Notes

Later ships could not inspect Bismarck closely enough to determine whether Tribal-class destroyers had hit her with torpedoes. The observers were firing large numbers of shells and launching their own torpedoes rather than conducting a calm inspection. The claimed Tribal hits therefore remain unconfirmed.