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German submarine ''U-243'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. An order was placed for ''U-243'' on 10 April 1941 and construction began on 28 October 1942 at Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, as yard number 677. She was launched the following year on 2 September 1943 and commissioned on 2 October under the command of ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Hans Märtens.〔 Three days into her only patrol, she shot a German aircraft down. She was sunk in the Bay of Biscay in July 1944 ==Design== German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-243'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-243'' was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one , 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German submarine U-243」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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