SM U-43 [ Note 1] submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I . She engaged in commerce warfare in the First Battle of the Atlantic , performing 11 patrols from 1915–1918.
Sinking of the Russian steamer Tourgai on 3 October 1916 Quick Facts History, German Empire ...
History German Empire Name U-43 Ordered 10 July 1913 Builder Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Yard number 21 Launched 26 September 1914 Commissioned 30 April 1915 Fate Surrendered 20 November 1918; scrapped 1919. General characteristics Class & type Type U-43 submarine Displacement
725 t (714 long tons ) surfaced
940 t (930 long tons) submerged
Length 65 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a ) Beam
6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) (oa)
4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
Height 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in) Draught 3.74 m (12 ft 3 in) Installed power
2 × 2,000 PS (1,471 kW ; 1,973 shp ) surfaced
2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion 2 shafts Speed
15.2 knots (28.2 km/h; 17.5 mph) surfaced
9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) submerged
Range
11,400 nmi (21,100 km; 13,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
51 nmi (94 km; 59 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth 50 m (164 ft 1 in) Complement 36 Armament
Service record[ 3]
Part of:
III Flotilla
Unknown – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
K.Kapt. Hellmuth Jürst30 April 1915 – 16 May 1917
Kptlt. Waldemar Bender17 May 1917 – 17 April 1918
Kptlt. Johannes Kirchner18 April – 11 November 1918
Operations:
11 patrols Victories:
44 merchant ships sunk GRT )
1 auxiliary warship sunk GRT )
2 merchant ships taken as prize GRT )
Close
U-43 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 20 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany . She was sold (without engines, removed at Chatham) by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £2,400, and was broken up at Swansea from May 1919 and 1922.[ 4]
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