Patrol info for U-43
Date lookup for 15 May 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 11 May 1941 | Lorient | 1 Jul 1941 | Lorient | 52 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Wolfgang Lüth |
1WO Oblt. Richard Becker |
Cdr training Kptlt. Erich Würdemann |
ObStrm and 3WO Theodor Petersen |
WO sea training Gottfried König |
U-43's position on 15 May 1941
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-43 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
West (17 May 1941 - 16 Jun 1941)
Kurfürst (16 Jun 1941 - 20 Jun 1941)
Ships hit by U-43 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1941 | U-43 | Wolfgang Lüth |  | Notre Dame du Châtelet | 488 |  | fr | A | |
| 488 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (488 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.