Patrol info for U-43
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Nov 1941 | Lorient | 16 Dec 1941 | Lorient | 37 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Wolfgang Lüth |
2WO Oblt. Hans-Joachim Schwantke |
2WO Ltn. Helmut Münster |
ObStrm and 3WO Theodor Petersen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-43
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We have daily positions for all 37 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 10 Nov 1941.
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Arrival at Lorient on 16 Dec 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-43 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Steuben (14 Nov 1941 - 2 Dec 1941)
Ships hit by U-43 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1941 | U-43 | Wolfgang Lüth |  | Thornliebank | 5,569 |  | br | OS-12 |
| 30 Nov 1941 | U-43 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Ashby | 4,868 | | br | OS-12 |
| 2 Dec 1941 | U-43 | Wolfgang Lüth | Astral | 7,542 |  | am | ||
| 17,979 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (17,979 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
2 Dec 1941. In the North Atlantic, U-43 handed over a radio code book to U-575.
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Attacks on U-43 during this patrol
30 Nov 1941
After sinking 2 British merchants from convoy OS-12 the boat was driven under and depth charged for several hours, but managed to escape unharmed. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 409)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.