WWI U-boats

UB 43

 

Type

UB II

Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen  (Werk 245)
Ordered 31 Jul 1915 Laid down 3 Sep 1915 
Launched 8 Apr 1916 Commissioned 24 Apr 1916 
Commanders
24 Apr 1916 - 28 Aug 1916   Dietrich Niebuhr
29 Aug 1916 - 8 Apr 1917   Hans von Mellenthin
9 Apr 1917 - 15 Jul 1917   Horst Obermüller
Career 10 patrols
24 Apr 1916 - 15 Jul 1917 Pola Flotilla
Successes22 ships sunk for a total of 99,176 tons.
1 warship damaged for a total of 7,350 tons. 
Fate 6 Nov 1918 - Surrendered at Venice. Broken up there in 1919..  

Served as the Austro-Hungarian U-boat U43 from 30 July, 1917.

See the 23 ships hit by UB 43


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