While the nature of Scheer's escape, and Jellicoe's inaction, indicate the overall German superiority in night fighting, the results of the night action were no more clear-cut than were those of the battle as a whole.
Medan Scheers flykt och Jellicoes inaktivitet återspeglar tyskarnas överlägsna nattstridsförmåga, var utgången av nattens strider inte klarare än slaget i sig självt.