Bismarck and Tirpitz were essentially 50,000 tonne battleships rather than the 35,000 tonne allied battleships. The Germans had contravened the Washington naval treaty (which was intended to minimise an arms race) and this gave their ships a significant advantage. When it comes to battleship vs battleship combat they can be very brief and very singular, with insufficient time for team efforts by a 'squadron' to bear fruit. One should not use hindsight - the admiralty was rightly very worried about the Tirpitz.
( poor Pound was basically overworked to death despite his illness)