The Germans' "fleet in being" continued to pose a threat, requiring the British to keep their battleships concentrated in the North Sea, but the battle reinforced the German policy of avoiding all fleet-to-fleet contact.
A "frota en potencia" alemá continuaba sendo unha ameaza, requirindo aos británicos manter os seus acoirazados concentrados no mar do Norte, pero a batalla confirmou a política xermana de evitar calquera contacto entre frotas.