By August, enough warships had been repaired to allow Scheer to undertake another fleet operation on 18–19 August. Due to the serious damage incurred by "Seydlitz" and and the loss of at Jutland, the only battlecruisers available for the operation were and , which were joined by , , and the new battleship . Scheer turned north after receiving a false report from a zeppelin about a British unit in the area. As a result, the bombardment was not carried out, and by 14:35, Scheer had been warned of the Grand Fleet's approach and so turned his forces around and retreated to German ports. Another fleet sortie took place on 18–19 October 1916 to attack enemy shipping east of Dogger Bank. Despite being forewarned by signal intelligence, the Grand Fleet did not attempt to intercept. The operation was however cancelled due to poor weather after the cruiser was torpedoed by the British submarine . The fleet was reorganized on 1 December; the four "König"-class battleships remained in the III Squadron, along with the newly commissioned , while the five "Kaiser"-class ships were transferred to the IV Squadron. In March 1917 the new battleship , built to serve as fleet flagship, entered service; on the 17th, Scheer hauled down his flag from "Friedrich der Grosse" and transferred it to "Baden".