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]
^Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "U-Boats (1905-18)", in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, "(Phoebus Publishing, 1978), Volume 23, p.2534.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 43". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
^Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. p. 124. ISBN978-1-5267-4198-1.
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Bibliographyedit
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-593-4.
External linksedit
Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 43". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 43 SM U 43 Note 1 was one of 329 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 History German Empire NameU 43 Ordered10 July 1913 BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig Yard number21 Launched26 September 1914 Commissioned30 April 1915 FateSurrendered 20 November 1918 scrapped 1919 General characteristics 1 Class and typeType U 43 submarine Displacement725 t 714 long tons surfaced 940 t 930 long tons submerged Length65 m 213 ft 3 in o a Beam6 20 m 20 ft 4 in oa 4 18 m 13 ft 9 in pressure hull Height8 70 m 28 ft 7 in Draught3 74 m 12 ft 3 in Installed power2 2 000 PS 1 471 kW 1 973 shp surfaced 2 1 200 PS 883 kW 1 184 shp submerged Propulsion2 shafts Speed15 2 knots 28 2 km h 17 5 mph surfaced 9 7 knots 18 0 km h 11 2 mph submerged Range11 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 depth50 m 164 ft 1 in Complement36 Armament4 50 cm 19 7 in 2 torpedo tubes two bow two stern 6 torpedoes 1 8 8 cm 3 5 in SK L 30 deck gun with 276 rounds Service record 3 Part of III Flotilla Unknown 11 November 1918Commanders K Kapt Hellmuth Jurst 30 April 1915 16 May 1917 Kptlt Waldemar Bender 17 May 1917 17 April 1918 Kptlt Johannes Kirchner 18 April 11 November 1918Operations 11 patrolsVictories 44 merchant ships sunk 112 643 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk 1 680 GRT 2 merchant ships taken as prize 356 GRT 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 Contents 1 Summary of raiding history 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Citations 3 Bibliography 4 External linksSummary of raiding history editDate Name Nationality Tonnage Note 2 Fate 5 21 March 1916 Aranmore nbsp United Kingdom 1 050 Sunk 24 March 1916 Englishman nbsp United Kingdom 5 257 Sunk 26 September 1916 Dania nbsp Norway 862 Sunk 26 September 1916 Knut Hilde nbsp Norway 1 632 Sunk 28 September 1916 Rolf Jarl nbsp Norway 1 265 Sunk 29 September 1916 Knut Jarl nbsp Norway 1 070 Sunk 29 September 1916 Nesjar nbsp Norway 1 609 Sunk 30 September 1916 Fancy nbsp Norway 1 612 Sunk 3 October 1916 J Y Short nbsp United Kingdom 2 193 Sunk 3 October 1916 Tourgai nbsp Russian Empire 4 281 Sunk 10 October 1916 Gardepee nbsp United Kingdom 1 633 Sunk 11 October 1916 Bistritza nbsp Romania 3 688 Sunk 17 October 1916 Edam nbsp Norway 2 381 Sunk 22 January 1917 Duc D aumale nbsp France 2 189 Sunk 23 January 1917 Jevington nbsp United Kingdom 2 747 Sunk 23 January 1917 Donstad nbsp Norway 699 Sunk 28 January 1917 Foz Do Douro nbsp Portugal 1 677 Sunk 28 January 1917 Fulton nbsp Norway 1 034 Sunk 31 January 1917 Rigel nbsp Norway 2 671 Sunk 3 February 1917 Hollinside nbsp United Kingdom 2 862 Sunk 3 February 1917 Songelv nbsp Norway 2 064 Sunk 3 February 1917 Wasdale nbsp Norway 1 856 Sunk 4 February 1917 Turino nbsp United Kingdom 4 241 Sunk 9 February 1917 Famiglia nbsp Kingdom of Italy 2 942 Sunk 16 April 1917 Anne nbsp Denmark 240 Sunk 16 April 1917 Endymion nbsp Russian Empire 1 345 Sunk 16 April 1917 Towergate nbsp United Kingdom 3 697 Sunk 20 April 1917 August nbsp Russian Empire 1 596 Sunk 20 April 1917 San Hilario nbsp United Kingdom 10 157 Sunk 22 April 1917 Woodward Abrahams nbsp United States 744 Sunk 24 April 1917 Cordelia nbsp Sweden 613 Sunk 25 April 1917 Abosso nbsp United Kingdom 7 782 Sunk 26 April 1917 Ehrglis nbsp Russian Empire 238 Sunk 26 April 1917 Hektoria nbsp Norway 5 002 Sunk 3 May 1917 Emma nbsp Netherlands 183 Captured as prize 3 May 1917 Concordia nbsp Netherlands 173 Captured as prize 4 June 1917 Juno nbsp Norway 1 169 Sunk 10 June 1917 Haulwen nbsp United Kingdom 4 032 Sunk 11 June 1917 Teviotdale nbsp United Kingdom 3 847 Sunk 19 June 1917 Tunisie nbsp France 3 246 Sunk 18 September 1917 HMS Glenfoyle nbsp Royal Navy 1 680 Sunk 28 December 1917 Magellan nbsp France 6 265 Sunk 27 July 1918 Subadar nbsp United Kingdom 4 911 Sunk 3 August 1918 Maceio nbsp Brazil 3 739 Sunk 3 August 1918 Vouga nbsp Portugal 96 Sunk 15 October 1918 Bretagne nbsp France 316 Sunk 19 October 1918 Aida nbsp Portugal 93 SunkReferences editNotes edit SM stands for Seiner Majestat English His Majesty s and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty s Submarine Tonnages are in gross register tons Citations edit Groner 1991 pp 8 10 Fitzsimons Bernard ed U Boats 1905 18 in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare Phoebus Publishing 1978 Volume 23 p 2534 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 43 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 1 December 2014 Dodson Aidan Cant Serena 2020 Spoils of War the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars Barnsley Seaforth p 124 ISBN 978 1 5267 4198 1 Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by U 43 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 1 December 2014 Bibliography editGroner Erich Jung Dieter Maass Martin 1991 German Warships 1815 1945 U boats and Mine Warfare Vessels Vol 2 Translated by Thomas Keith Magowan Rachel London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 593 4 External links editHelgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 43 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 1 December 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM U 43 Germany amp oldid 1172001337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
