A tsakar rana a ranar 28 ga watan Mayu, an kammala gyare-gyare zuwa Seydlitz, kuma jirgin ya koma I Scouting Group.Derfflinger da sauran Hipper na I Scouting Group battlecruisers sun kafa anga a cikin hanyar Jadestead ta waje a daren 30 ga Mayu 1916. Washegari da safe, a 02:00 CET, matakai sun tashi zuwa ga jirgin ruwa mai saurin gudu na 16 knots (30 mph / 1800 mph). Derfflinger ya jagoranci jirgin ruwa a cikin sa'o'i biyar, ya hada da jiragen ruwa na Seydlitz da ke fama da matsala, kuma Scheer bai yarda ya shiga wani babban hari ba tare da sojojinsa na jirgin ruwa mai karfi. A tsakar rana a ranar 28 ga watan Mayu, an kammala gyare-gyaren zuwa Seydlitz, kuma jirgin ya koma zuwa I Scouting Group.
tsakiyar watan Mayu