However, due to another mistake with signalling by flag, and possibly because Queen Mary and Tiger were unable to see the German lead ship because of smoke, the second German ship, Derfflinger, was left un-engaged and free to fire without disruption.
Porén, debido a outro erro coas bandeiras de sinais, e posiblemente porque o Queen Mary e o Tiger foron incapaces de ver ao barco líder alemán polo fume, o segundo buque alemán, o Derfflinger, quedou sen ningún opoñente e libre para disparar sen interrupcións.