HMS H43

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS H43
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Laid down4 October 1917
Launched3 February 1919
Commissioned25 November 1919
FateSold for scrapping, November 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeH class submarine
Displacement
  • 423 long tons (430 t) surfaced
  • 510 long tons (518 t) submerged
Length171 ft 0 in (52.12 m)
Beam15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 2,985 nmi (5,528 km) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) surfaced
  • 130 nmi (240 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged
Complement22
Armament

HMS H43 was a British H class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne. She was laid down on 4 October 1917 and was commissioned on 25 November 1919. It had a complement of twenty-two crew members.

HMS H43 was one of the seven H class submarines to survive to the end of World War II . HMS H43 was sold in November 1944 and was scrapped in Troon in 1945.