By 22:15, Hipper was finally able to transfer to "Moltke", and then ordered his ships to steam at towards the head of the German line. However, only "Moltke" and "Seydlitz" were in condition to comply; "Derfflinger" and "Von der Tann" could make at most 18 knots, and so these ships lagged behind. "Moltke" and "Seydlitz" were in the process of steaming to the front of the line when the ships passed close to "Stettin", which forced the ship to drastically slow down to avoid collision. This forced "Frauenlob", "Stuttgart", and "München" to turn to port, which led them into contact with the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron; at a range of , the cruisers on both sides pummeled each other. Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter decided to attempt to lure the British cruisers towards "Moltke" and "Seydlitz". However, nearly simultaneously, the heavily damaged British cruisers broke off the attack. As the light cruisers were disengaging, a torpedo fired by struck "Frauenlob", and the ship exploded. The German formation fell into disarray, and in the confusion, "Seydlitz" lost sight of "Moltke". "Seydlitz" was no longer able to keep up with "Moltke"s , and so detached herself to proceed to the Horns Reef lighthouse independently.