After the battle in the Fehmarn Belt, the surviving British ships passed through the Kattegat to the Skagerrak. There they were met by the other division of the 2nd Battle Squadron (four Orion class dreadnoughts) and the battlecruiser New Zealand (assigned to the 1st BCS at this time). This force was then intercepted by German ships from Wilhelmshaven.
View looking North. The fleets meet just north of Danish coastal waters. Several British ships have damage from the previous battle.
German CLs screen a TB attack and are destroyed. British maneuvers avoid torpedo hits.
The fleets race NW towards the Lion, heavily damaged in the previous battle.
As the range closes, both side accumulate damage. The wind favors the British.
The Lion is protected and the German fleet turns toward home. A course error sends the British DNs straight toward the German guns. The Orion blows up and the Monarch drops out of line.
The German intention to break off is thwarted since several DNs are slowed by flooding.