Meanwhile, at 16:47, having received Goodenough's signal and knowing that Beatty was now leading the German battle fleet north to him, Jellicoe signalled to his own forces that the fleet action they had waited so long for was finally imminent; at 16:51, by radio, he informed the Admiralty so in London.
Mentres tanto, ás 16:47, despois de recibir o sinal de Goodenough e sabendo que agora Beatty estaba levando á frota alemá cara el, Jellicoe sinalizou ás súas forzas que a acción da frota que levaban agardando tanto tempo era finalmente inminente; ás 16:51, por radio, informaría ao almirantado en Londres.