Hipper turned south to flee, but was limited to , which was the maximum speed of the older armored cruiser "Blücher". The pursuing British battlecruisers were steaming at , and quickly caught up to the German ships. At 09:52, opened fire on "Blücher" from a range of approximately 20,000 yards (18,300 m); shortly thereafter, and began firing as well. At 10:09, the British guns made their first hit on "Blücher". Two minutes later, the German ships began returning fire, primarily concentrating on "Lion", from a range of 18,000 yards (15,460 m). At 10:28, "Lion" was struck on the waterline, which tore a hole in the side of the ship and flooded a coal bunker. At 10:30, , the fourth ship in Beatty's line, came within range of "Blücher" and opened fire. By 10:35, the range had closed to 17,500 yards (16,000 m), at which point the entire German line was within the effective range of the British ships. Beatty ordered his battlecruisers to engage their German counterparts. However, confusion aboard "Tiger" led the captain to believe he was to fire on "Seydlitz", which left "Moltke" able to fire without distraction.