List of submarines of the Turkish Navy
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Birinci İnönü class
German Type UB III submarineGerman type UB III submarine
The Type UB III submarine was a class of U-boat built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.UB III boats carried 10 torpedoes and were armed with one 88 mm deck gun. They carried a crew of 34 and had a cruising range of around 9,000 miles...
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Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Birinci İnönü | IvS NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw , usually contracted to IvS, was a Dutch dummy company set up by the Reichsmarineamt after World War I in order to maintain and develop German submarine know-how and to circumvent the limitations set by the Treaty of Versailles... , Feijenoord Feijenoord district Feijenoord is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72,320 citizens. The area is 6.44 km²... |
29 January 1927 | 9 June 1928 | Decommissioned 1948 |
İkinci İnönü | IvS, Feijenoord | 12 March 1927 | 9 June 1928 | Decommissioned 1948 |
Dumlupınar
version of Italian Vettor Pisani class submarineItalian submarine Vettor Pisani
Vettor Pisani was an Italian , serving the Regia Marina during World War II. It was named after Vettor Pisani, a Venetian admiral.Vettor Pisani was laid down in the Cantiere Navale Triestino yards in Monfalcone on 18 November 1925, launched on 24 November 1927, and completed for the Regia Marina on...
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Dumlupınar | CRDA, Monfalcone Cantiere Navale Triestino CANT was an Italian aviation company which originally specialised in building naval aircraft, formed in 1923 as part of the CNT... |
4 March 1931 | 6 November 1931 | Decommissioned 1949 |
Sakarya
version of Italian Argonauta class submarineItalian 600 Series submarines
The Italian 600 Series submarines were a series of submarine classes built for the Italian Royal Navy during the Inter war years.-Development:...
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Sakarya | CRDA, Monfalcone | 5 February 1931 | 6 November 1931 | Decommissioned 1949 |
Gür
German Type IA submarineGerman Type I submarine
The Type I U-boat was the first post-World War I attempt by the German Kriegsmarine to produce an ocean going submarine. Only two Type IAs were built, but the decision to halt production on further boats is believed to be because of political decisions and not because of major faults in the Type I...
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Gür TCG Gür (1936) TCG Gür was a German-designed submarine built in 1929-30 by the Echevarrieta y Larrinaga Shipyard in Cádiz, Spain, and bought by the Turkish Navy in 1935 where it served until 1947... |
Echevarrieta y Larrinaga, Cádiz Cádiz Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.... |
22 October 1930 | 29 December 1936 | Decommissioned 1947 |
Ay class
Ay class (version of German Type IXA submarineGerman Type IXA submarine
The German Type IXA submarine was a sub-class of the German Type IX submarine built by the German Navy between 1937 and 1938. These U-boats were designed between 1935 and 1936 and were intended to be fairly large ocean-going submarines...
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Saldıray | Germaniawerft, Kiel Kiel Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the... |
23 July 1938 | 5 June 1939 | Decommissioned 1958 |
Batıray | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 28 September 1938 seized by Germany |
20 September 1939 commissioned (as UA |
Scuttled by crew 3 May 1945 |
Atılay | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 19 May 1939 | 23 April 1940 | Lost 14 July 1942 |
Yıldıray | Gölcük Naval Shipyard Gölcük Naval Shipyard Gölcük Naval Shipyard is a naval shipyard of the Turkish Navy within the Gölcük Naval Base on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, Kocaeli. Established in 1926, the shipyard serves for the building and the maintenance of military vessels... |
26 August 1939 | 15 January 1946 | Decommissioned 1958 |
Oruç Reis class
Oruç Reis class submarineOruç Reis class submarine
The Oruç Reis class submarines were ordered by the Turkish Navy from the British company Vickers in 1939. They were similar to the British S class submarines, but slightly smaller. They had the S class machinery but only four bow torpedo tubes...
(version of Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
S class submarine
S class submarine
Five classes of submarine are known as the S class:* The S class of three boats built by Scotts of Greenock in 1914–1915 and transferred to the Italian Regia Marina in 1915....
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Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Oruç Reis | Vickers-Armstrongs | 20 July 1940 Ex- |
9 May 1942 | Discarded 1957 |
Murat Reis | Vickers-Armstrongs | 19 July 1940 Ex- |
25 June 1942 | Discarded 1957 |
Burak Reis | Vickers-Armstrongs | 19 October 1940 Ex- |
19 January 1946 | Discarded 1957 |
Uluç Ali Reis | Vickers-Armstrongs | 1 November 1940 Ex- |
Taken by Royal Navy | Sunk 18 April 1943 |
Ex-US Balao class (unmodified type)
Ex- US Navy Balao class submarineBalao class submarine
The Balao class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 122 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the boats had slight internal differences...
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Electric Boat, Groton Groton, Connecticut Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,907 at the 2000 census.... |
25 June 1944 Ex- |
23 May 1948 | Decommissioned 12 August 1972 | |
Electric Boat, Groton | 7 May 1944 Ex- |
23 May 1948 | Decommissioned 20 November 1973 | |
Electric Boat, Groton | 21 May 1944 Ex- |
23 May 1948 | Decommissioned 12 December 1975 | |
Electric Boat, Groton | 6 August 1944 Ex- |
16 November 1950 | Decommissioned 4 May 1972 | |
Electric Boat, Groton | 18 June 1944 Ex- |
23 May 1948 | Decommissioned 12 December 1975 | |
TCG Dumlupınar (S-335) | Electric Boat, Groton | 23 April 1944 Ex- |
16 November 1950 | Sunk 4 April 1953 |
Manitowoc Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, was a major shipbuilder for the Great Lakes. It was founded in 1902, and made mainly steel ferries and ore haulers. During World War II, it built submarines, tank landing craft , and self-propelled fuel barges called "YOs". Employment... , Manitowoc Manitowoc, Wisconsin Manitowoc is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2000 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,053, with over 50,000 residents in the surrounding communities... |
29 August 1943 Ex- |
7 August 1954 | Decommissioned 4 May 1972 | |
Manitowoc, Manitowoc | 24 October 1943 Ex- |
7 August 1954 | Decommissioned 4 May 1972 |
Ex-US Balao class (Fleet Snorkel type)
Ex- US Navy Balao class submarineBalao class submarine
The Balao class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 122 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the boats had slight internal differences...
Fleet Snorkel type:
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Electric Boat, Groton | 13 May 1943 Ex- |
17 October 1958 | Decommissioned 5 April 1983 | |
Manitowoc, Manitowoc | 9 November 1944 Ex- |
20 April 1960 | Decommissioned 20 November 1973 | |
Electric Boat, Groton | 17 January 1945 Ex- |
20 April 1960 | Decommissioned 9 October 1980 |
Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY IA type)
Ex- US Navy Balao class submarineBalao class submarine
The Balao class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 122 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the boats had slight internal differences...
GUPPY IA type:
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Electric Boat, Groton | 30 March 1944 Ex- |
24 August 1972 | Decommissioned 23 December 1983 Stricken 1987 |
Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY IIA type)
Ex- US Navy Balao class submarineBalao class submarine
The Balao class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 122 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the boats had slight internal differences...
GUPPY IIA type:
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Portsmouth N Yd Portsmouth Naval Shipyard The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard , often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard located in Kittery on the southern boundary of Maine near the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is used for remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships... , Kittery Kittery, Maine Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,543 at the 2000 census. Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, and part of the Isles of Shoals... |
28 March 1944 Ex- |
8 August 1971 | Decommissioned 1 July 1996 | |
Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery | 27 January 1944 Ex- |
17 December 1971 | 08 August 2001 | |
Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery | 27 October 1943 Ex- |
3 May 1972 | Decommissioned 15 September 1986 Stricken 1987 |
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Electric Boat, Groton | 17 December 1944 Ex- |
24 October 1972 | Decommissioned 20 March 1986 Stricken 1987 |
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Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery | 26 June 1944 Ex- |
24 August 1972 | Decommissioned 11 August 1998 |
Ex-US Balao class (GUPPY III type)
Ex- US Navy Balao class submarineBalao class submarine
The Balao class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 122 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the boats had slight internal differences...
GUPPY III type:
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Electric Boat, Groton | 10 June 1945 Ex- |
12 February 1974 | Decommissioned 18 October 1996 | |
Electric Boat, Groton | 1 April 1945 Ex- |
12 February 1974 | Decommissioned 22 January 1998 |
Ex-US Tench class
Ex- US Navy Tench class submarineTench class submarine
Tench-class submarines were a type of submarine built for the United States Navy between 1944 and 1951. They were an evolutionary improvement over the Gato and Balao classes, only about 35 to 40 tons larger, but more strongly built and with a slightly improved internal layout...
GUPPY IIA Program:
Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery | 7 July 1944 Ex- |
3 May 1972 | Decommissioned 7 August 2000 | |
Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery | 18 August 1944 Ex- |
27 May 1973 | Decommissioned 23 July 1999 |
Ex-US Tang class
Ex- US Navy Tang class submarineTang class submarine
The Tang class submarines were a product of the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program , which incorporated German U-boat technology into the United States Navy's submarine design...
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Name | Builder | Launched | Acquired | Fate |
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Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery | 18 April 1949 Ex- |
30 September 1983 | Decommissioned 13 August 2004 | |
Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery | 20 May 1950 Ex- |
21 March 1980 | Decommissioned 31 January 2004 |
Ay class
Ay class submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Type 209Type 209 submarine
The Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export in the late 1960s by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany...
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Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Howaldtswerke, Kiel | 23 October 1974 | 23 July 1975 | Extant in 2010 | |
Howaldtswerke, Kiel | 14 February 1975 | 21 October 1975 | Extant in 2010 | |
Howaldtswerke, Kiel | 24 October 1977 | 20 July 1978 | Extant in 2010 | |
Gölcük Naval Shipyard Gölcük Naval Shipyard Gölcük Naval Shipyard is a naval shipyard of the Turkish Navy within the Gölcük Naval Base on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, Kocaeli. Established in 1926, the shipyard serves for the building and the maintenance of military vessels... |
20 July 1979 | 20 July 1981 | Extant in 2010 | |
Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 16 November 1983 | 16 November 1985 | Extant in 2010 | |
Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 22 July 1988 | 21 July 1989 | Extant in 2010 |
Preveze class
Preveze class submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Type 209T1/1400:Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 22 November 1993 | 28 July 1994 | Extant in 2010 | |
Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 28 July 1994 | 21 December 1995 | Extant in 2010 | |
Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 25 August 1997 | 28 July 1998 | Extant in 2010 | |
Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 1 September 1998 | 22 July 1999 | Extant in 2010 |
Gür class
Gür class submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Type 209T2/1400:Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Gölcük Naval Shipyard | May 2002 | 24 July 2003 | Extant in 2010 | |
Gölcük Naval Shipyard | September 2002 | 26 July 2005 | Extant in 2010 | |
Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 2 September 2005 | 15 February 2006 | Extant in 2010 | |
Gölcük Naval Shipyard | 22 June 2007 | Extant in 2010 |
New class
New class submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Type 214:Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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TCG ??? S-??? | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | expected 2015 | class expected to replace all Type 209/1200 | |
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