e-8

Updated: August 29, 2026

Under half steam three of the British submarines, the E-6, E-7, and E-8 steamed toward the island fortress, showing their hulls above water and followed by the two detailed destroyers. The mist thickened. Still more slowly and cautiously went the British submersibles, and while they went above water, five of their sister craft traveled under the surface.

- The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12): The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne