WWI U-boats

U 43

 

Type

U 43

Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig  (Werk 21)
Ordered 10 Jul 1913 Laid down  
Launched 26 Sep 1914 Commissioned 30 Apr 1915 
Commanders
30 Apr 1915 - 16 May 1917   Hellmuth Jürst
17 May 1917 - 17 Apr 1918   Waldemar Bender
18 Apr 1918 - 11 Nov 1918   Johannes Kirchner
Career 11 patrols
start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 III Flotilla
Successes45 ships sunk for a total of 114,323 tons.
2 ships taken as prize for a total of 0 tons. 
Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Swansea in 1922.  

See the 47 ships hit by U 43


There was another U 43 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 23 May 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 26 Aug 1939. Take a look at the U 43 from WWII.

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