<page_title> German Type IXA submarine </page_title> <section_title> List of Type IXA U-boats </section_title> <table> <cell> U-43 <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> AG Weser, Bremen <col_header> Hull builder </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15 August 1938 <col_header> Laid down </col_header> </cell> <cell> 23 May 1939 <col_header> Launched </col_header> </cell> <cell> 26 August 1939 <col_header> Commissioned </col_header> </cell> </table>
The U-43 was laid down on 15 August 1938 at the AG Weser yard at Bremen; she was launched on 23 May 1939 and commissioned on 26 August 1939.