 Following repairs in July 1916, "Markgraf" went into the Baltic for trials.The ship was then temporarily assigned to I Scouting Group for the fleet operation on 18–19 August.Due to the serious damage incurred by "Seydlitz" and at Jutland, the only battlecruisers available for the operation were and , which were joined by "Markgraf", "Grosser Kurfürst", and the new battleship .