Not knowing the Germans' objective, Jellicoe and his staff decided to position the fleet to head off any attempt by the Germans to enter the North Atlantic or the Baltic through the Skagerrak, by taking up a position off Norway where they could potentially cut off any German raid into the shipping lanes of the Atlantic or prevent the Germans from heading into the Baltic.
Sen saber o obxectivo alemán, Jellicoe e o seu equipo decidiron colocar a frota para evitar calquera intento por parte dos seus inimigos de entrar no Atlántico Norte ou no mar Báltico a través do Skagerrak, situándose preto de Noruega, onde poderían cortar calquera ataque alemán á rutas marítimas do Atlántico, ou evitar que os alemáns acadasen o Báltico.