WWI U-boat Types


Type U 43

Ocean-going diesel-powered torpedo attack boats class


Construction history of type U 43

U-boats# ShipyardWerk #Built during
U 43 - U 508Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig21- 281913 - 1916

All U-boats of type U 43

Below are the 8 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 43, U 44, U 45, U 46, U 47, U 48, U 49 and
U 50

Technical information for type U 43

Displacement:
(tons)
725 (sf)
940 (sm)
1059 (total)
Length: (m)65,00 oa
52,51 ph
Beam: (m)6,20 oa
4,18 ph
Draught: (draft)3,74 m
Height:8,70 m
Power: (hp)2400 (sf)
1200 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)
17,1 (sf)
9,1 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)
9400/8 (sf)
55/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:6
4/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:No mines carried
Deck gun:88mm
276 rounds
Crew:36 men
Max depth:ca. 50 m
(164 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.