List of submarines of the Turkish Navy

This is a list of Turkish Navy submarines that have served from 10 July 1920[1] to present.

Birinci İnönü class

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German Type UB III submarine:

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Birinci İnönü[2] IvS, Fijenoord29 January 19279 June 1928Decommissioned 1948
İkinci İnönü[2] IvS, Fijenoord12 March 19279 June 1928Decommissioned 1948

Dumlupınar

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version of Italian Vettor Pisani-class submarine

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Dumlupınar[2] CRDA, Monfalcone4 March 19316 November 1931Decommissioned 1949

Sakarya

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version of Italian Argonauta-class submarine

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Sakarya[2] CRDA, Monfalcone5 February 19316 November 1931Decommissioned 1949

Gür

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German Type IA submarine

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Gür[3] Echevarrieta y Larrinaga, Cádiz22 October 193029 December 1936Decommissioned 1947

Ay class

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Ay-class (version of German Type IXA submarine):

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Saldıray[3] Germaniawerft, Kiel23 July 19385 June 1939Decommissioned 1958
Atılay[3] Germaniawerft, Kiel19381939?Lost 14 July 1942
Batıray[3] Germaniawerft, Kiel28 September 1938Seized by Germany:
20 September 1939, commissioned as  Kriegsmarine UA
Scuttled by crew 3 May 1945[4]
Yıldıray[3] Gölcük Naval Shipyard26 August 193915 January 1946Decommissioned 1958

Oruç Reis class

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Oruç Reis-class submarine (version of Royal Navy S-class submarine):

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
Oruç Reis[3] Vickers-Armstrongs19 July 1940
Taken over by Royal Navy as HMS P611
Delivered 9 May 1942Discarded 1957
Murat Reis[3] Vickers-Armstrongs20 July 1940
Taken over by Royal Navy as HMS P612
Delivered 25 June 1942Discarded 1957
Burak Reis[3] Vickers-Armstrongs19 October 1940
Taken over by Royal Navy as HMS P614
Delivered 19 January 1946Discarded 1957
Uluç Ali Reis[3] Vickers-Armstrongs1 November 1940
Taken over by Royal Navy as HMS P615
Lost in Royal Navy serviceSunk 18 April 1943

Ex-US Balao class (unmodified type)

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Ex- US Navy Balao-class submarine:

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
TCG Birinci İnönü (S-330)[5] Electric Boat, Groton25 June 1944
Ex-USS Brill (SS-330)
23 May 1948Decommissioned 12 August 1972
TCG İkinci İnönü (S-331)[5] Electric Boat, Groton7 May 1944
Ex-USS Blueback (SS-326)
23 May 1948Decommissioned 20 November 1973
TCG Sakarya (S-332)[5] Electric Boat, Groton21 May 1944
Ex-USS Boarfish (SS-327)
23 May 1948Decommissioned 12 December 1975
TCG Çanakkale (S-333)[5] Electric Boat, Groton6 August 1944
Ex-USS Bumper (SS-333)
16 November 1950Decommissioned 4 May 1972
TCG Gür (S-334)[5] Electric Boat, Groton18 June 1944
Ex-USS Chub (SS-329)
23 May 1948Decommissioned 12 December 1975
TCG Dumlupınar (S-335)[5] Electric Boat, Groton23 April 1944
Ex-USS Blower (SS-325)
16 November 1950Sunk 4 April 1953
TCG Preveze (S-340)[5] Manitowoc, Manitowoc29 August 1943
Ex-USS Guitarro (SS-363)
7 August 1954Decommissioned 4 May 1972
TCG Cerbe (S-341)[5] Manitowoc, Manitowoc24 October 1943
Ex-USS Hammerhead (SS-364)
7 August 1954Decommissioned 4 May 1972

Ex-US Balao class (Fleet Snorkel type)

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TCG Pirireis (S-343)

Ex- US Navy Balao-class submarine Fleet Snorkel type:[6]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
TCG Turgutreis (S-342)[7] Electric Boat, Groton13 May 1943
Ex-USS Bergall (SS-320)
17 October 1958Decommissioned 5 April 1983
TCG Pirireis (S-343)[7] Manitowoc, Manitowoc9 November 1944
Ex-USS Mapiro (SS-376)
20 April 1960Decommissioned 20 November 1973
TCG Hızırreis (S-344)[7] Electric Boat, Groton17 January 1945
Ex-USS Mero (SS-378)
20 April 1960Decommissioned 9 October 1980

Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY IA type)

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Ex- US Navy Balao-class submarine GUPPY IA type:[6]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
TCG Dumlupınar (S-339)[7] Electric Boat, Groton30 March 1944
Ex-USS Caiman (SS-323)
24 August 1972Decommissioned 23 December 1983
Stricken 1987

Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY IIA type)

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Ex- US Navy Balao-class submarine GUPPY IIA type:[6]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
TCG Burakreis (S-335)[7] Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery28 March 1944
Ex-USS Sea Fox (SS-402)
8 August 1971Decommissioned 1 July 1996
TCG Muratreis (S-336)[7] Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery27 January 1944
Ex-USS Razorback (SS-394)
17 December 19718 August 2001
TCG Oruçreis (S-337)[7] Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery27 October 1943
Ex-USS Pomfret (SS-391)
3 May 1972Decommissioned 15 September 1986
Stricken 1987
TCG Preveze (S-345)[7] Electric Boat, Groton17 December 1944
Ex-USS Entemedor (SS-340)
24 October 1972Decommissioned 20 March 1986
Stricken 1987
TCG Birinci İnönü (S-346)[7] Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery26 June 1944
Ex-USS Threadfin (SS-410)
24 August 1972Decommissioned 11 August 1998

Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY III type)

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Ex- US Navy Balao-class submarine GUPPY III type:[6]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
TCG İkinci İnönü (S-333)[7] Electric Boat, Groton10 June 1945
Ex-USS Corporal (SS-346)
12 February 1974Decommissioned 18 October 1996
TCG Çanakkale (S-341)[7] Electric Boat, Groton1 April 1945
Ex-USS Cobbler (SS-344)
12 February 1974Decommissioned 22 January 1998

Ex-US Tench class

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TCG Uluçalireis, (Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Golden Horn)

Ex- US Navy Tench-class submarine GUPPY IIA Program:[6]

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
TCG Uluçalireis (S-338)[7] Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery7 July 1944
Ex-USS Thornback (SS-418)
3 May 1972Decommissioned 7 August 2000
TCG Cerbe (S-340)[7] Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery18 August 1944
Ex-USS Trutta (SS-421)
27 May 1973Decommissioned 23 July 1999

Ex-US Tang class

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Ex- US Navy Tang-class submarine:

NameBuilderLaunchedAcquiredFate
TCG Pirireis (S-343)[7] Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery18 April 1949
Ex-USS Tang (SS-563)
30 September 1983Decommissioned 13 August 2004
TCG Hızırreis (S-342)[7] Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery20 May 1950
Ex-USS Gudgeon (SS-567)
21 March 1980Decommissioned 31 January 2004

Atılay class

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Atılay-class submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Type 209/1200:

Atılay-class submarine TCG Batıray underway.
NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
TCG Atılay (S-347)[7] Howaldtswerke, Kiel23 October 197423 July 1975Decommissioned 30 November 2016
TCG Saldıray (S-348)[7] Howaldtswerke, Kiel14 February 197521 October 1975Decommissioned 2014
TCG Batıray (S-349)[7] Howaldtswerke, Kiel24 October 197720 July 1978Active
TCG Yıldıray (S-350)[7] Gölcük Naval Shipyard20 July 197920 July 1981Active
TCG Doğanay (S-351)[7] Gölcük Naval Shipyard16 November 198316 November 1985Active
TCG Dolunay (S-352)[7] Gölcük Naval Shipyard22 July 198821 July 1989Active

Preveze class

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S-353 TCG Preveze, a Type 209/1400 submarine of the Turkish Navy, during a NATO exercise near the Gulf of Taranto.

Preveze-class submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Type 209T1/1400:

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
TCG Preveze (S-353)[7] Gölcük Naval Shipyard22 November 199328 July 1994Active
TCG Sakarya (S-354)[7] Gölcük Naval Shipyard28 July 199421 December 1995Active
TCG 18 Mart (S-355)[7] Gölcük Naval Shipyard25 August 199728 July 1998Active
TCG Anafartalar (S-356)[7] Gölcük Naval Shipyard1 September 199822 July 1999Active

Gür class

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Gür-class submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Type 209T2/1400:

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
TCG Gür (S-357) Gölcük Naval ShipyardMay 200224 July 2003Active
TCG Çanakkale (S-358) Gölcük Naval ShipyardSeptember 200213 December 2004Active
TCG Burakreis (S-359) Gölcük Naval Shipyard2 September 20051 November 2006Active
TCG Birinci İnönü (S-360) Gölcük Naval Shipyard24 May 200727 June 2008Active

Reis-class

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Six Reis-class submarines in production. Type 214 submarines featuring an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW).[8]

NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
TCG Pirireis (S-330) Gölcük Naval Shipyard22 December 2019Outfiting
TCG Hızırreis (S-331) Gölcük Naval Shipyard
TCG Muratreis (S-332) Gölcük Naval Shipyard
TCG Aydınreis (S-333) Gölcük Naval Shipyard
TCG Seydialireis (S-334) Gölcük Naval Shipyard
TCG Selmanreis (S-335) Gölcük Naval Shipyard

Sources

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  1. ^ Cevat Ülkekul, "Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Türk Denizcileri ve Cumhuriyet Bahriyesinin Kuruluşu" Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Piri Reis Symposium, Office of Navigation of Hydrography and Oceanography. (in Turkish)
  2. ^ a b c d Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980, ISBN 978-0-85177-146-5, p. 407.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980, ISBN 978-0-85177-146-5, p. 408.
  4. ^ Ramazan Sezai Aksu, "Atatürk tarafından isimlendirilen İlk Ay Sınıfı Denizaltılarımız" Archived 21 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Pusula Dergisi, Turkish Naval Academy.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7, p. 472.
  6. ^ a b c d e Guppy submarines Archived 9 July 2012 at archive.today
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7, p. 473.
  8. ^ "Yeni Tip Denizaltı Projesi" (in Turkish). Milli Savunma. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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