A sakamakon haka, Royal Navy ya haɗe da wani rundunar jiragen ruwa na yaƙe-yaƙe don kare jiragen ruwa, wanda ya gabatar da Scheer tare da yiwuwar lalata wani rukuni na Grand Fleet. Scheer ya lura cewa "Sakamako mai nasara a kan irin wannan jirgi ba kawai zai haifar da nutsewar tarin yawa ba, amma zai zama babban nasarar soja, kuma... zai tilasta wa Ingilishi ya aika da karin jiragen ruwa zuwa arewacin ruwa". Scheer ya kafa shiru mara waya a shirye-shiryen kai harin. Wannan ya hana Birtaniya damar tsayar da sakonnin Jamus, wanda aka kira shi da mahimmanci.
jirgin ruwa na E42 ya yi masa kwaskwarima