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E8 was laid down on No 7 slip on 30th March 1912. She was launched into the River Medway by Miss Ollis on 30th October 1913.

E8 was with 8th Submarine Flotilla at Harwich, attached to the depot ship HMS Maidstone. On 28th August 1914, she was part of a force of submarines stationed 4 miles out to sea in the Heligoland Bight as part of the British forces participating in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. On 15th August 1915, E8 sailed to join the Baltic Flotilla supporting the Russians, a passage which did not pass without incident. E8 had a number of escapes from German patrol vessels, eventually arriving safely in Reval. Despite Reval harbour being iced up, she did make a war patrol but on her return, was in collision with a Russian submarine which left the boat badly damaged and out of action for weeks. In April 1918, German forces intervened in the Finnish Civil War and the submarines of the Baltic Flotilla found themselves in an untenable position.The decision was taken to scuttle all the boats of the flotilla to prevent them falling into German hands. On 4th April 1918,E8 left Helingford in company with E1, E9 and E19. The other boats were successfully scuttled, but E8′s charges failed to go off. E8 then spent the night at sea before being joined by C26 and C35. She was tied up alongside C26 and both boats were blown up.
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Author Harwich & Dovercourt from Dovercourt, United Kingdom

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