WWI U-boat Types

Type U 43

Mittel-U class

8 boats commissioned

Construction history of type U 43

U-boats	#	Shipyard	Werk #	Built during
U 43 - U 50	8	Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig	21 - 28	1914 - 1916

All U-boats of type U 43

Below are the 8 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 43, U 44, U 45, U 46, U 47, U 48, U 49,
and U 50.

Technical information for type U 43

Displacement: (tons)	725 (sf) 940 (sm) 1059 (total)
Length: (m)	65,00 oa 52,51 ph
Beam: (m)	6,20 oa 4,18 ph
Draught: (draft)	3,74 m
Height:	8,70 m
Power: (hp)	2400 (sf) 1200 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	17,1 (sf) 9,1 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	9400/8 (sf) 55/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	6 2/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	88mm 276 rounds
Crew:	36 men
Max depth:	ca. 50 m (164 feet)

sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.