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The '''''Oruç Reis''''' class submarines were ordered by the [[Turkish Navy]] from the British company [[Vickers]] in 1939. They were similar to the British [[British S class submarine (1931)|S class]] submarines, but slightly smaller. They had the S class machinery but only four 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.
The '''''Oruç Reis''-class submarines''' were ordered by the [[Turkish Navy]] from the British company [[Vickers]] in 1939. They were similar to the British [[British S-class submarine (1931)|S-class]] submarines, but slightly smaller. They had the S-class machinery but only four [[Bow (ship)|bow]] [[torpedo tube]]s. 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. P615 had been sunk in 1943. The three Turkish boats were [[Ship breaking|scrapped]] in 1957.


The P614 and P615 appear in the film [[We Dive at Dawn]] as the HMS Sea Tiger.
''P614'' and ''P615'' appear in the film ''[[We Dive at Dawn]]'' as HMS ''Sea Tiger''.


==Ships==
==Ships==
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All were built by [[Vickers]] in [[Barrow-in-Furness]].


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All were built by [[Vickers]] in [[Barrow-in-Furness]]
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Turkish Name
! scope="col" | Turkish name
! scope="col" | Namesake
! Named After
! Royal Navy number
! scope="col" | Royal Navy number
! scope="col" | Laid Down
! Launched
! scope="col" | Launched
! Fate
! scope="col" | Commissioned
! scope="col" | Fate
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| ''Burak Reis''
! scope="row" | ''Burak Reis''
| [[Burak Reis]]
| [[Burak Reis]]
| [[HMS P614|HMS ''P614'']]
| {{HMS|P614}}
| 24 May 1939
| 19 October 1940
| 19 October 1940
|10 March 1942 (Royal Navy)<br>17 January 1946 (Turkish Navy)
| returned to Turkey 1945, Scrapped 1957
| Returned to Turkey 1945, Scrapped 1957
|-
|-
| ''Murat Reis''
! scope="row" | ''Murat Reis''
| [[Murat Reis the Elder|Murat Reis]]
| [[Murat Reis the Elder|Murat Reis]]
| [[HMS P612|HMS ''P612'']]
| {{HMS|P612}}
|24 May 1939
|20 July 1940
|20 July 1940
|7 January 1942 (Royal Navy)<br>16 May 1942 (Turkish Navy)
|Returned to Turkey May 1942, Scrapped 1957
|Returned to Turkey May 1942, Scrapped 1957
|-
|-
|''Oruç Reis''
! scope="row" | ''Oruç Reis''
|[[Oruç Reis]]
|[[Oruç Reis]]
|[[HMS P611|HMS ''P611'']]
| {{HMS|P611}}
|24 May 1939
|19 July 1940
|19 July 1940
|1 December 1941 (Royal Navy)<br>9 May 1942 (Turkish Navy)
|Returned to Turkey May 1942, Scrapped 1957
|Returned to Turkey May 1942, Scrapped 1957
|-
|-
|''Uluç Ali Reis''
! scope="row" | ''Uluç Ali Reis''
| [[Uluç Ali Reis]]
| [[Uluç Ali Reis]]
|[[HMS P615|HMS ''P615'']]
| {{HMS|P615}}
|30 October 1939
|1 November 1940
|1 November 1940
|3 April 1942
|Sunk by [[U-Boat]] U123 near Sierra Leone <ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7764.html - Ref]</ref>
|Sunk by [[U-boat]] {{GS|U-123|1940|2}} 18 April 1943 near [[Sierra Leone]]<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7764.html Allied Warships - HMS P 615 (P 615)] ''uboat.net'' accessed 23 May 2020</ref>
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<gallery>
File:Turkish submarine Oruc Reis 1942.jpg|TCG ''Oruç Reis''
File:Turkish submarine Murad Reis 1942.jpg|TCG ''Murat Reis''
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==See also==
* {{HMS|Agincourt}} A World War I warship paid for by Imperial Turkey but seized by the Royal Navy upon outbreak of war.
* {{HMS|Erin}} Another World War I warship paid for by Imperial Turkey but seized by the Royal Navy upon outbreak of war.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
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* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=387 page from uboat.net]
* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=387 page from uboat.net]


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[[Category:World War II submarines of Turkey]]

[[Category:World War II submarines of the United Kingdom]]
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Latest revision as of 19:49, 15 December 2023

Turkish submarine TCG Oruç Reis
Class overview
NameP611/Oruç Reis
Operators
Preceded byU class
Succeeded byV class
Completed4
Lost1
Retired3
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 624 tons standard, 683 tons full load surfaced
  • 856 tons submerged
Length64 m (210 ft)
Beam6.81 m (22.3 ft)
Draught3.61 m (11.8 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • Vickers diesels - 1,200 hp (890 kW)
  • Electric motors - 780 hp (580 kW)
Speed
  • 13.7 knots (25.4 km/h) surfaced
  • 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h) submerged
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,630 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement40
Armament
  • 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes - 4 bow internal, 1 stern external
  • 9 torpedoes
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 1 × 20 mm gun

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. 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. P615 had been sunk in 1943. The three Turkish boats were scrapped in 1957.

P614 and P615 appear in the film We Dive at Dawn as HMS Sea Tiger.

Ships

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All were built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness.

Construction data
Turkish name Namesake Royal Navy number Laid Down Launched Commissioned Fate
Burak Reis Burak Reis HMS P614 24 May 1939 19 October 1940 10 March 1942 (Royal Navy)
17 January 1946 (Turkish Navy) 		Returned to Turkey 1945, Scrapped 1957
Murat Reis Murat Reis HMS P612 24 May 1939 20 July 1940 7 January 1942 (Royal Navy)
16 May 1942 (Turkish Navy) 		Returned to Turkey May 1942, Scrapped 1957
Oruç Reis Oruç Reis HMS P611 24 May 1939 19 July 1940 1 December 1941 (Royal Navy)
9 May 1942 (Turkish Navy) 		Returned to Turkey May 1942, Scrapped 1957
Uluç Ali Reis Uluç Ali Reis HMS P615 30 October 1939 1 November 1940 3 April 1942 Sunk by U-boat U-123 18 April 1943 near Sierra Leone[1]
  • TCG Oruç Reis
    TCG Oruç Reis
  • TCG Murat Reis
    TCG Murat Reis

See also

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  • HMS Agincourt A World War I warship paid for by Imperial Turkey but seized by the Royal Navy upon outbreak of war.
  • HMS Erin Another World War I warship paid for by Imperial Turkey but seized by the Royal Navy upon outbreak of war.

References

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  1. ^ Allied Warships - HMS P 615 (P 615) uboat.net accessed 23 May 2020
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