HMS E8
HMS E8 was a British E-class submarine built at Chatham Dockyard. She was laid down on 30 March 1912 and was commissioned on 18 June 1914. She cost £105,700. During World War I she was part of the British submarine flotilla in the Baltic.
Service history
On 5 August 1914, she was towed by the destroyer Ariel to Terschelling along with E6 which was towed by the destroyer Amethyst. E6 and E8 then made the first Heligoland Bight patrol.
On 23 October 1915, she sank the 9,050 ton, 3 funnel armoured cruiser SMS Prinz Adalbert 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Libau. As the result of this action the submarine's commander, Commander Francis Goodhart, was awarded the Cross of St. George by Tsar Nicholas II. During her time in the Baltic Aksel Berg, who later became the founder of Soviet cybernetics, was her liaison officer.
Fate
E8 met her fate on 4 April 1918 outside Helsinki 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Harmaja Light, Gulf of Finland. She was scuttled by her crew, along with E1, E9, E19, C26, C27, and C35 to avoid seizure by advancing German forces who had landed nearby.
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