German submarine U-43 (1939)
Date Name of ship Tonnage Nationality Convoy Fate and location
16 November 1939 Arlington Court 4,915 United Kingdom SL-7A Sunk at 48°14′N 11°42′W / 48.233°N 11.700°W / 48.233 ; -11.700 ( Arlington Court ( ship ) )
22 November 1939 Arijon 4,374 France 14-BS Sunk at 45°40′N 04°50′W / 45.667°N 4.833°W / 45.667 ; -4.833 ( Arijon ( ship ) )
25 November 1939 Uskmouth 2,483 United Kingdom Sunk at 43°22′N 11°27′W / 43.367°N 11.450°W / 43.367 ; -11.450 ( Uskmouth ( ship ) )
21 June 1940 Yarraville 8,627 United Kingdom 65-X Sunk at 39°40′N 11°34′W / 39.667°N 11.567°W / 39.667 ; -11.567 ( Yarraville ( ship ) )
30 June 1940 Avelona Star 13,376 United Kingdom SL-36 Sunk at 46°46′N 12°17′W / 46.767°N 12.283°W / 46.767 ; -12.283 ( Avelona Star ( ship ) )
9 July 1940 Aylesbury 3,944 United Kingdom Sunk at 48°39′N 13°33′W / 48.650°N 13.550°W / 48.650 ; -13.550 ( Aylesbury ( ship ) )
17 July 1940 Fellside 3,509 United Kingdom OA-184 Sunk at 56°09′N 12°30′W / 56.150°N 12.500°W / 56.150 ; -12.500 ( Fellside ( ship ) )
25 September 1940 Sulairia 5,802 United Kingdom OB 217 Sunk at 53°43′N 20°10′W / 53.717°N 20.167°W / 53.717 ; -20.167 ( Sulairia ( ship ) )
2 December 1940 Pacific President 7,113 United Kingdom OB 251 Sunk at 56°04′N 18°45′W / 56.067°N 18.750°W / 56.067 ; -18.750 ( Pacific President ( ship ) )
2 December 1940 Victor Ross 12,247 United Kingdom OB 251 Sunk at 56°04′N 18°30′W / 56.067°N 18.500°W / 56.067 ; -18.500 ( Victor Ross ( ship ) )
6 December 1940 Skrim 1,902 Norway OB 252 Sunk at 53°N 21°W / 53°N 21°W / 53 ; -21 ( Skrim ( ship ) )
13 December 1940 Orari 10,350 United Kingdom Damaged at 49°50′N 20°55′W / 49.833°N 20.917°W / 49.833 ; -20.917 ( Orari ( ship ) )
15 May 1941 Notre Dame du Châtelet 488 France Sunk at 48°N 14°W / 48°N 14°W / 48 ; -14 ( Notre Dame du Châtelet ( ship ) )
6 June 1941 Yselhaven 4,802 Netherlands OB 328 Sunk at 49°25′N 40°54′W / 49.417°N 40.900°W / 49.417 ; -40.900 ( Yselhaven ( ship ) )
17 June 1941 Cathrine 2,727 United Kingdom SL-76 Sunk at 49°30′N 16°00′W / 49.500°N 16.000°W / 49.500 ; -16.000 ( Cathrine ( ship ) )
29 November 1941 Thornliebank 5,569 United Kingdom OS-12 Sunk at 41°50′N 29°48′W / 41.833°N 29.800°W / 41.833 ; -29.800 ( Thornliebank ( ship ) )
30 November 1941 Ashby 4,868 United Kingdom OS-12 Sunk at 36°54′N 29°51′W / 36.900°N 29.850°W / 36.900 ; -29.850 ( Ashby ( ship ) )
2 December 1941 Astral 7,542 United States Sunk at 35°40′N 24°00′W / 35.667°N 24.000°W / 35.667 ; -24.000 ( Astral ( ship ) )
12 January 1942 Yngaren 5,246 Sweden HX 168 Sunk at 57°N 26°W / 57°N 26°W / 57 ; -26 ( Yngaren ( ship ) )
14 January 1942 Chepo 5,707 Panama ON-55 Sunk at 58°30′N 19°40′W / 58.500°N 19.667°W / 58.500 ; -19.667 ( Chepo ( ship ) )
Summary of raiding history
Map all coordinates using : OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as : KML · GPX During her service in the Kriegsmarine , U-43 sank 21 merchant ships ( one under friendly fire ) for a total of 117,036 GRT , damaged one vessel of 10,350 GRT , and another of 9,131 GRT - enough for it to be declared a total loss . [ 48 ]
German submarine U-43 was a Type IXA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The keel for U-43 was laid down in August 1938 at Bremen; she was launched in May 1939 and commissioned in August. Between November 1939 and July 1943, the U-boat conducted 14 combat patrols, sinking 21 merchant ships for a total of , damaging one ship of and another of - enough for it to be declared a total loss. U-43 was sunk on 30 July 1943 southwest of the Azores by a torpedo dropped by a United States Navy aircraft; all 55 hands were lost.