To assist Beatty, early in the battle at about 16:05, Jellicoe had ordered Rear-Admiral Horace Hood's 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron to speed ahead to find and support Beatty's force, and Hood was now racing SSE well in advance of Jellicoe's northern force.
Para axudar a Beatty, ao principio da batalla sobre as 16:05, Jellicoe ordenara ao 3º escuadrón de cruceiros de batalla do contraalmirante Horace Hood acelerar para atopar e apoiar á forza de Beatty, e Hood estaba agora navegando cara o sur sueste na vangarda da forza de Jellicoe.