▁the ▁scene , ▁and ▁was ▁deployed ▁into ▁a ▁position ▁that ▁would ▁cross ▁Sche er ' s ▁" T " ▁from ▁the ▁n ortheast . ▁To ▁extr icate ▁his ▁fleet ▁from ▁this ▁prec ari ous ▁position , ▁Sche er ▁ordered ▁a ▁ 1 6 - point ▁turn ▁to ▁the ▁south - west . ▁L üt z ow ▁had ▁lost ▁speed ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁keep ▁up , ▁and ▁so ▁Hi pper ▁ordered ▁his ▁flags hip ▁to ▁withdraw ▁to ▁the ▁south west . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁ 2 0 : 0 0 , ▁Kom mod ore ▁Michel son , ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁cru iser ▁Rost ock , ▁dispatch ed ▁the ▁tor ped o ▁boats ▁of ▁I ▁Half - F lot illa ▁to ▁assist ▁L üt z ow . ▁ ▁came ▁alongside ▁and ▁took ▁Hi pper ▁and ▁his ▁staff ▁ab o ard , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁transfer ▁him ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁battle c ru is ers . ▁At ▁ 1 9 : 5 5 , ▁Sche er ▁decided ▁to ▁conduct ▁another ▁ 1 6 - point ▁turn ▁to ▁launch ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁fleet . ▁This ▁man eu ver ▁again ▁put ▁Sche er ▁in ▁a ▁dangerous ▁position ; ▁J el lic oe ▁had ▁turned ▁his ▁fleet ▁south ▁and ▁again ▁crossed ▁Sche er ' s ▁" T ." ▁A ▁third ▁ 1 6 - point ▁turn ▁followed , ▁which ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁charge ▁by ▁Hi pper ' s ▁m au led ▁battle c ru is ers — though ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁in