Oruc Reis class submarine
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The Oruc 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 4 bow torpedo tubes. The four boats were requisitioned by the Royal Navy on the outbreak of World War II and fought in the British fleet as the P611 class. Two submarines were delivered to the Turks in 1942 in order to bolster Turkish strength against the threat from Nazi Germany and the remaining surviving submarine was delivered to the Turkish navy after the end of the war in 1945. The three Turkish boats were scrapped in 1957.
[edit] General Characteristics
From Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946
- Displacement
- Surface: 624 tons standard, 683 tons full load
- Submerged: 856 tons
- Length:61.44 m
- Beam: 6.81n m
- Draft: 3.61 m
- Machinery: 2 shaft diesel electric
- Vickers diesels 1200 hp
- Electric motors 780 hp
- Speed
- 13.7 knots surfaced
- 8.4 knots submerged
- Range: 2500 nm at 10 knots
- Armament:
- 5 - 21 inch torpedo tubes, 4 bow internal 1 stern external, 9 torpedoes
- 1 -3 inch gun, 1 - 20 mm gun
- Crew: 40
[edit] Ships
All were built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness
| Turkish Name | Named After | Royal Navy number | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burak Reis | Burak Reis | P614 | 19 October 1940 | returned to Turkey 1945, Scrapped 1957 |
| Murat Reis | Murat Reis the Older | P612 | 20 July 1940 | Returned to Turkey May 1942, Scrapped 1957 |
| Oruc Reis | Aruj | P611 | 19 July 1940 | Returned to Turkey May 1942, Scrapped 1957 |
| Uluc Ali Reis | Uluj Ali | P615 | 1 November 1940 | Sunk by U-Boat U123 near Sierra Leone - Ref |
