▁Re ports ▁of ▁British ▁sub mar ines ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁prompt ed ▁I   Sc out ing ▁Group ▁to ▁retre at . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁Sche er , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁war ned ▁of ▁the ▁sortie ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Fle et ▁from ▁its ▁base ▁in ▁Sc apa ▁Flow , ▁also ▁with d rew ▁to ▁sa fer ▁German ▁waters . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁J ut land ▁▁ ▁Ost f ries land ▁was ▁present ▁during ▁the ▁fleet ▁operation ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁J ut land , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁and ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁The ▁German ▁fleet ▁again ▁sought ▁to ▁draw ▁out ▁and ▁isol ate ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Fle et ▁and ▁destroy ▁it ▁before ▁the ▁main ▁British ▁fleet ▁could ▁ret ali ate . ▁During ▁the ▁operation , ▁Ost f ries land ▁was ▁the ▁lead ▁ship ▁in ▁I   S quad ron ' s ▁I   Div ision ▁and ▁the ▁nin th ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁line , ▁directly ▁ast ern ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁flags hip ▁ ▁and ▁ahead ▁of ▁her ▁sister ▁Th ür ingen . ▁I   S quad ron ▁was ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁line , ▁behind ▁the ▁eight ▁König - ▁and ▁Kaiser - class ▁batt les hips ▁of ▁III   S quad ron . ▁The ▁six ▁elder ly ▁pre - d read n ought s ▁of ▁III ▁and ▁IV   Div isions — II ▁Battle ▁Squadron — formed ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁formation . ▁Ost f ries land