List of submarines of the Turkish Navy

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

## Contents

* 1 Birinci İnönü class
* 2 Dumlupınar
* 3 Sakarya
* 4 Gür
* 5 Ay class
* 6 Oruç Reis class
* 7 Ex-US Balao class (unmodified type)
* 8 Ex-US Balao class (Fleet Snorkel type)
* 9 Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY IA type)
* 10 Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY IIA type)
* 11 Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY III type)
* 12 Ex-US Tench class
* 13 Ex-US Tang class
* 14 Atılay class
* 15 Preveze class
* 16 Gür class
* 17 Reis-class
* 18 Sources
* 19 External links

## Birinci İnönü class

German Type UB III submarine:

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Fate

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Birinci İnönü[2] |  IvS, Fijenoord  | 29 January 1927  | 9 June 1928  | Decommissioned 1948
İkinci İnönü[2] |  IvS, Fijenoord  | 12 March 1927  | 9 June 1928  | Decommissioned 1948

## Dumlupınar

version of  Italian Vettor Pisani-class submarine

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Fate

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Dumlupınar[2] |  CRDA, Monfalcone  | 4 March 1931  | 6 November 1931  | Decommissioned 1949

## Sakarya

version of  Italian Argonauta-class submarine

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Fate

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Sakarya[2] |  CRDA, Monfalcone  | 5 February 1931  | 6 November 1931  | Decommissioned 1949

## Gür

German Type IA submarine

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Fate

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Gür[3] |  Echevarrieta y Larrinaga, Cádiz  | 22 October 1930  | 29 December 1936  | Decommissioned 1947

## Ay class

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

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Fate

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Saldıray[3] |  Germaniawerft, Kiel | 23 July 1938  | 5 June 1939  | Decommissioned 1958
Atılay[3] |  Germaniawerft, Kiel  | 1938  | 1939?  | Lost 14 July 1942
Batıray[3] |  Germaniawerft, Kiel  | 28 September 1938  | Seized by Germany:
20 September 1939, commissioned as  Kriegsmarine UA  | Scuttled by crew 3 May 1945[4]
Yıldıray[3] |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 26 August 1939  | 15 January 1946  | Decommissioned 1958

## Oruç Reis class

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

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Acquired  | Fate

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Oruç Reis[3] |  Vickers-Armstrongs  | 19 July 1940
Taken over by Royal Navy as HMS P611 | Delivered 9 May 1942  | Discarded 1957
Murat Reis[3] |  Vickers-Armstrongs  | 20 July 1940
Taken over by Royal Navy as HMS P612 | Delivered 25 June 1942  | Discarded 1957
Burak Reis[3] |  Vickers-Armstrongs  | 19 October 1940
Taken over by Royal Navy as HMS P614 | Delivered 19 January 1946  | Discarded 1957
Uluç Ali Reis[3] |  Vickers-Armstrongs  | 1 November 1940
Taken over by Royal Navy as HMS P615 | Lost in Royal Navy service  | Sunk 18 April 1943

## Ex-US Balao class (unmodified type)

Ex- US Navy Balao-class submarine:

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Acquired  | Fate

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TCG Birinci İnönü (S-330)[5] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 25 June 1944
Ex-USS Brill (SS-330) | 23 May 1948  | Decommissioned 12 August 1972
TCG İkinci İnönü (S-331)[5] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 7 May 1944
Ex-USS Blueback (SS-326) | 23 May 1948  | Decommissioned 20 November 1973
TCG Sakarya (S-332)[5] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 21 May 1944
Ex-USS Boarfish (SS-327) | 23 May 1948  | Decommissioned 12 December 1975
TCG Çanakkale (S-333)[5] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 6 August 1944
Ex-USS Bumper (SS-333) | 16 November 1950  | Decommissioned 4 May 1972
TCG Gür (S-334)[5] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 18 June 1944
Ex-USS Chub (SS-329) | 23 May 1948  | Decommissioned 12 December 1975
TCG Dumlupınar (S-335)[5] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 23 April 1944
Ex-USS Blower (SS-325) | 16 November 1950  | Sunk 4 April 1953
TCG Preveze (S-340)[5] |  Manitowoc, Manitowoc  | 29 August 1943
Ex-USS Guitarro (SS-363) | 7 August 1954  | Decommissioned 4 May 1972
TCG Cerbe (S-341)[5] |  Manitowoc, Manitowoc  | 24 October 1943
Ex-USS Hammerhead (SS-364) | 7 August 1954  | Decommissioned 4 May 1972

## Ex-US Balao class (Fleet Snorkel type)

TCG Pirireis (S-343)

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

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Acquired  | Fate

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TCG Turgutreis (S-342)[7] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 13 May 1943
Ex-USS Bergall (SS-320) | 17 October 1958  | Decommissioned 5 April 1983
TCG Pirireis (S-343)[7] |  Manitowoc, Manitowoc  | 9 November 1944
Ex-USS Mapiro (SS-376) | 20 April 1960  | Decommissioned 20 November 1973
TCG Hızırreis (S-344)[7] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 17 January 1945
Ex-USS Mero (SS-378) | 20 April 1960  | Decommissioned 9 October 1980

## Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY IA type)

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

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Acquired  | Fate

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TCG Dumlupınar (S-339)[7] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 30 March 1944
Ex-USS Caiman (SS-323) | 24 August 1972  | Decommissioned 23 December 1983
Stricken 1987

## Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY IIA type)

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

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Acquired  | Fate

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TCG Burakreis (S-335)[7] |  Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery  | 28 March 1944
Ex-USS Sea Fox (SS-402) | 8 August 1971  | Decommissioned 1 July 1996
TCG Muratreis (S-336)[7] |  Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery  | 27 January 1944
Ex-USS Razorback (SS-394) | 17 December 1971  | 8 August 2001
TCG Oruçreis (S-337)[7] |  Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery  | 27 October 1943
Ex-USS Pomfret (SS-391) | 3 May 1972  | Decommissioned 15 September 1986
Stricken 1987
TCG Preveze (S-345)[7] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 17 December 1944
Ex-USS Entemedor (SS-340) | 24 October 1972  | Decommissioned 20 March 1986
Stricken 1987
TCG Birinci İnönü (S-346)[7] |  Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery  | 26 June 1944
Ex-USS Threadfin (SS-410) | 24 August 1972  | Decommissioned 11 August 1998

## Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY III type)

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

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Acquired  | Fate

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TCG İkinci İnönü (S-333)[7] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 10 June 1945
Ex-USS Corporal (SS-346) | 12 February 1974  | Decommissioned 18 October 1996
TCG Çanakkale (S-341)[7] |  Electric Boat, Groton  | 1 April 1945
Ex-USS Cobbler (SS-344) | 12 February 1974  | Decommissioned 22 January 1998

## Ex-US Tench class

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

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

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Acquired  | Fate

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TCG Uluçalireis (S-338)[7] |  Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery  | 7 July 1944
Ex-USS Thornback (SS-418) | 3 May 1972  | Decommissioned 7 August 2000
TCG Cerbe (S-340)[7] |  Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery  | 18 August 1944
Ex-USS Trutta (SS-421) | 27 May 1973  | Decommissioned 23 July 1999

## Ex-US Tang class

Ex- US Navy Tang-class submarine:

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Acquired  | Fate

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TCG Pirireis (S-343)[7] |  Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery  | 18 April 1949
Ex-USS Tang (SS-563) | 30 September 1983  | Decommissioned 13 August 2004
TCG Hızırreis (S-342)[7] |  Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery  | 20 May 1950
Ex-USS Gudgeon (SS-567) | 21 March 1980  | Decommissioned 31 January 2004

## Atılay class

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

Atılay-class submarine TCG Batıray underway.

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Fate

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TCG Atılay (S-347)[7] |  Howaldtswerke, Kiel  | 23 October 1974  | 23 July 1975  | Decommissioned 30 November 2016
TCG Saldıray (S-348)[7] |  Howaldtswerke, Kiel  | 14 February 1975  | 21 October 1975  | Decommissioned 2014
TCG Batıray (S-349)[7] |  Howaldtswerke, Kiel  | 24 October 1977  | 20 July 1978  | Active
TCG Yıldıray (S-350)[7] |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 20 July 1979  | 20 July 1981  | Active
TCG Doğanay (S-351)[7] |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 16 November 1983  | 16 November 1985  | Active
TCG Dolunay (S-352)[7] |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 22 July 1988  | 21 July 1989  | Active

## Preveze class

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:

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Fate

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TCG Preveze (S-353)[7] |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 22 November 1993  | 28 July 1994  | Active
TCG Sakarya (S-354)[7] |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 28 July 1994  | 21 December 1995  | Active
TCG 18 Mart (S-355)[7] |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 25 August 1997  | 28 July 1998  | Active
TCG Anafartalar (S-356)[7] |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 1 September 1998  | 22 July 1999  | Active

## Gür class

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

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Fate

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TCG Gür (S-357) |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | May 2002  | 24 July 2003  | Active
TCG Çanakkale (S-358) |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | September 2002  | 13 December 2004  | Active
TCG Burakreis (S-359) |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 2 September 2005  | 1 November 2006  | Active
TCG Birinci İnönü (S-360) |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 24 May 2007  | 27 June 2008  | Active

## Reis-class

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

Name  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Fate

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TCG Pirireis (S-330)  |  Gölcük Naval Shipyard  | 22 December 2019  |  | Outfiting
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

1. ↑ Cevat Ülkekul, "Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Türk Denizcileri ve Cumhuriyet Bahriyesinin Kuruluşu" , Piri Reis Symposium, Office of Navigation of Hydrography and Oceanography. (in Turkish)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 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", Pusula Dergisi, Turkish Naval Academy.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Guppy submarines
7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 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 tr). Milli Savunma. 4 September 2018. http://www.millisavunma.com/yeni-tip-denizalti-projesi/. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

## External links

* Serhat Guvenc, "Building a Republican Navy in Turkey: 1924–1939", International Journal of Naval History
* Denizaltı Filosu Komutanlığı
* Unofficial Homepage of Turkish Navy

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