Admiral Scheer, with a design speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph), was too slow to operate with Tirpitz and was left in port, as was the destroyer Paul Jakobi.
Admiral Scheer dengan kecepatan desainnya 26 knot (48 km/h; 30 mph), terlalu lambat untuk beroperasi bersama Tirpitz sehingga ia ditinggalkan di pelabuhan, begitu pula perusak Paul Jakobi.