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SS San Hilario 30th April 1915   SM U-43 Type U 43 Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 21) Ordered 10 Jul 1913 Launched 26 Sep 1914 Commissioned 30 Apr 1915. Commanders. 30 Apr 1915 - 16 May 1917 Hellmuth Jürst. 17 May 1917 - 17 Apr 1918 Waldemar Bender. 18 Apr 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Johannes Kirchner Career 11 patrols. start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 III Flotilla Successes 45 ships sunk with a total of 114,323 tons. 2 ships taken as prize with a total of 356 tons. 21 Mar 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Aranmore 1,050 br 24 Mar 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Englishman 5,257 br 26 Sep 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Dania 862 nw 26 Sep 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Knut Hilde 1,632 nw 28 Sep 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Rolf Jarl 1,265 nw 29 Sep 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Knut Jarl 1,070 nw 29 Sep 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Nesjar 1,609 nw 30 Sep 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Fancy 1,612 nw 3 Oct 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst J. Y. Short 2,193 br 3 Oct 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Tourgai 4,281 ru 10 Oct 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Gardepee 1,633 br 11 Oct 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Bistritza 3,688 ro 17 Oct 1916 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Edam 2,381 nw 22 Jan 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Duc D’aumale 2,189 fr 23 Jan 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Jevington 2,747 br 23 Jan 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Donstad 699 nw 28 Jan 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Foz Do Douro 1,677 pt 28 Jan 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Fulton 1,034 nw 31 Jan 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Rigel 2,671 nw 3 Feb 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Hollinside 2,862 br 3 Feb 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Songelv 2,064 nw 3 Feb 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Wasdale 1,856 nw 4 Feb 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Turino 4,241 br 9 Feb 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Famiglia 2,942 it 16 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Anne 240 da 16 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Endymion 1,345 ru 16 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Towergate 3,697 br 20 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst August 1,596 ru 20 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst San Hilario 10,157 br 22 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Woodward Abrahams 744 am 24 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Cordelia 613 sw 25 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Abosso 7,782 br 26 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Ehrglis 238 ru 26 Apr 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Hektoria 5,002 nw 3 May 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Emma (prize) 183 nl 3 May 1917 U 43 Hellmuth Jürst Concordia (prize) 173 nl 4 Jun 1917 U 43 Waldemar Bender Juno 1,169 nw 10 Jun 1917 U 43 Waldemar Bender Haulwen 4,032 br 11 Jun 1917 U 43 Waldemar Bender Teviotdale 3,847 br 19 Jun 1917 U 43 Waldemar Bender Tunisie 3,246 fr 18 Sep 1917 U 43 Waldemar Bender Glenfoyle 1,680 br 28 Dec 1917 U 43 Waldemar Bender Magellan 6,265 fr 27 Jul 1918 U 43 Johannes Kirchner Subadar 4,911 br 3 Aug 1918 U 43 Johannes Kirchner Maceio 3,739 bz 3 Aug 1918 U 43 Johannes Kirchner Vouga 96 pt 15 Oct 1918 U 43 Johannes Kirchner Bretagne 316 fr 19 Oct 1918 U 43 Johannes Kirchner Aida 93 pt Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Swansea in 1922. There was another U 43 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 23 May 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 26 Aug 1939. John Doran If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about SS San Hilario? There are:1 articles tagged SS San Hilario available in our Library   These include information on officers service records, letters, diaries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served in SS San Hilario during the Great War 1914-1918. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of SS San Hilario from other sources. 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