For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-43.
| SM U-43 (Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Career (German Empire) |  |
| Name: | U-43 |
| Ordered: | 10 July 1913 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig |
| Launched: | 26 September 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 30 April 1915 |
| Fate: | 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Scrapped. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type U-43 submarine |
| Displacement: |
725 tons (surfaced) 940 tons (submerged) 1,059 tons (total) |
| Length: |
65 m (213 ft) (oa 52.51 m (172.3 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft) (oa) 4.18 m (13.7 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Height: | 8.7 m (29 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.74 m (12.3 ft) |
| Installed power: |
Surfaced: 2400 hp Submerged: 1200 hp |
| Speed: |
•17.1 kn (31.7 km/h; 19.7 mph)surfaced •9.1 kn (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
•9,400 nmi (17,400 km; 10,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced •55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement: | 36 |
| Armament: |
•4 x 50 cm (19.7 in)[1] torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern; 6 torpedoes) •1 x 88 mm (3.5 in) deck gun with 276 rounds |
SM U-43 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.
Notes[]
- ↑ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "U-Boats (1905-18)", in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, "(Phoebus Publishing, 1978), Volume 23, p.2534.
External References[]
http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/successes/u43.html
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