Submarines



New CLASS (214 Type 1200)


NUMBER NAME LAUNCHED COMMISSIONED
S-
S-
S-
S-
S-
S-



Characteristics:

Displacement: 1800 tons dived
Dimensions: 65 x 6.2 x 6.6 meters
Speed: 12 kts (surfaced); 20 kts (dived)
Crew: 27 (5 officers)

Weapons:

Missiles: Harpoon SSM
Torpedoes: Mk-48 14 Harpoons & Torpedoes;

Sensors:

Radars: Surface search
Sonars: Passive, flank, active search and attack

Comments:

On 2nd July 2009, a contract was signed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW), Kiel, a company of ThyssenKrupp Technologies, and MarineForce International LLP (MFI), London, for the delivery of six material packages for the construction of Class 214 submarines to Turkey.

The value of the contract is estimated as 2,5 billion €. There is %80 offset agreement. The submarines will be built in Gölcük Naval Shipyard where 11 submarines of Type 209, were previously built.

The signing of the contract was the end of a long series of bureaucratic procedures that started in 2006
In all previous submarine productions projects, Turkish input was limited. But in the Type 214 production, many Turkish defense companies will supply their own systems.

  • HAVELSAN will take part in creation of the command and control software of the submarines. With GENESİS project this company gained a lot of know-how for surface ships. With the Type-214 project they will also gain know-how of software integration and creation for submarine systems.
  • Koç Savuma Sistemleri will develop an torpedo countermeasure system
  • MİLSOFT will deliver Link11/22 data transfer software
  • TÜBİTAK will supply their underwater telephony system and self-noice and other signature measuring systems
  • STM will gain know-how in submarine construction and system integration.





GÜR CLASS (209 Type 1400 Mod)


NUMBER NAME LAUNCHED COMMISSIONED
S-357 GÜR
May 2002
24 July 2003
S-358 ÇANAKKALE
August 2002
26 July 2005
S-359 BURAKREİS
05 Sep 2005
15 Feb 2006
S-360 BİRİNCİ İNÖNÜ
May 2006
22 July 2007


Characteristics:

Displacement: 1586 tons dived
Dimensions: 62 x 6.2 x 5.5 metres
Speed, Range: 15 knots, 8200 miles at 8 kts.
Crew: 30 (8 officers)


Weapons:

Missiles: Harpoon SSM
Torpedoes: Tigerfish Mk 24 Mod 2; STN Atlas DM2A4 14 Harpoons & Torpedoes;
8 - 533mm bow tubes

Sensors:

Radars: Surface search
Sonars: CSU-83 passive and active search and attack; TAS-3 towed array


Comments:

GÜR class submarines have the same physical appearance and characteristics.

A contract for a second batch of PREVEZE class was signed between the Turkish Navy and HDW at 22 July 1998. The construction of S-357 GÜR was started two days later.

Turkish Navy considers these boats as a separate class because of their advanced features. These are:
  • A new fire control system integrated with the sonar
  • New data links
  • Improved target acquisition and tracking capabilities





PREVEZE CLASS (209 Type 1400)


NUMBER NAME LAUNCHED COMMISSIONED
S-353 PREVEZE
22 Oct 1993
28 July 1994
S-354 SAKARYA
28 Jul 1994
23 Sep 1995
S-355 18 MART
25 Aug 1997
24 June 1998
S-356 ANAFARTALAR
1 Sep 1998
22 July 1999


Characteristics:

Displacement: 1586 tons dived
Dimensions: 62 x 6.2 x 5.5 metres
Speed, Range: 15 knots, 8200 miles at 8 kts.
Crew: 30 (8 officers)

Weapons:

Missiles: Harpoon SSM
Torpedoes: Tigerfish Mk 24 Mod 2; STN Atlas DM2A4 14 Harpoons & Torpedoes;
8 - 533mm bow tubes

Sensors:

Radars: surface search
Sonars: CSU-83 passive and active search and attack; TAS-3 towed array

Comments:

Improved and larger successors of ATILAY class submarines. They are being built locally with some German assistance.
Diving depth is 250 m. The endurance of these boats is very good. Between 24 October 1997 and 3 February 1998 PREVEZE sailed alone from Turkey to Malaysia and back in order to show flag and to promote Turkey's ship building capabilities at the LIMA 97 Defense Exhibition.

Each submarine has one Mark 76 Attack and one Mark 76 Search periscope manufactured by Kollmorgen.

In April 1999 BAe (STN Atlas) DM2A4 heavy torpedo (40+ training torpedoes) was selected for cost of $40 million

A contract for a second batch of PREVEZE class was signed between the Turkish Navy and HDW at 22 July 1998. The construction of S-357 GÜR was started two days later. These last four boats are called GÜR class by Turkish Navy.





ATILAY CLASS (209 Type 1200)


NUMBER NAME LAUNCHED COMMISSIONED
S-347 ATILAY 23 Sep 1974 12 Mar 1976
S-348 SALDIRAY 14 Feb 1975 15 Jan 1977
S-349 BATIRAY 24 Sep 1977 7 Nov 1978
S-350 YILDIRAY 20 July 1979 20 June 1981
S-351 DOĞANAY 16 Nov 1983 16 Nov 1984
S-352 DOLUNAY 22 July 1988 29 July 1989


Characteristics:

Displacement: 1185 tons dived
Dimensions: 55,9 x 6.2 x 5.5 meters
Speed, Range: 11 knots, 7500 at 8 kts (surfaced)
Crew: 38 (9 officers)

Weapons:

Torpedoes: 14 x AEG SST 4; Mk-37; Mk-23
8 - 533mm tubes

Sensors:

Radars: S 63B, surface search
Sonars: CSU-3 passive / active search and attack

Comments:

YILDIRAY, DOĞANAY and DOLUNAY are the first modern submarines build in Turkey. The others were build in Germany. The electronic systems have been modernized.

Now a new modernization project for the Ay class has emerged. The oldest two boats will be decommissioned as soon as the first Type 214 submarines enter into fleet.

On 9 July 2000 ATILAY sunk the decommissioned BERK by one Mk23 shot.
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