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Çanakkale 1960

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate	Modification
Preveze (ex-Guitarro)	S340		Manitowoc SB, USA	4.1943	26.9.1943	1/1944 // 7.8.1954	discarded 5.1972	unmodified Gato
Cerbe (ex-Hammerhead)	S341		Manitowoc SB, USA	5.1943	24.10.1943	3/1944 // 7.8.1954	discarded 5.1972	unmodified Gato
Birinçi İnönü (ex-Brill)	S330		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	9.1943	25.6.1944	10/1944 // 23.5.1948	discarded 8.1972	unmodified Balao
İkinçi İnönü (ex-Blueback)	S331		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	7.1943	7.5.1944	8/1944 // 23.5.1948	discarded 11.1973	unmodified Balao
Sakarya (ex-Boarfish)	S332		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	8.1943	21.5.1944	9/1944 // 23.5.1948	discarded 12.1975	unmodified Balao
Çanakkale (ex-Bumper)	S333		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	11.1943	6.8.1944	12/1944 // 16.11.1950	discarded 5.1972	unmodified Balao
Gür (ex-Chub)	S334		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	9.1943	18.6.1944	10/1944 // 23.5.1948	discarded 12.1975	unmodified Balao
Dumlupınar (ex-Blower)	S335		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	7.1943	23.4.1944	8/1944 // 16.11.1950	sunk 4.4.1953	unmodified Balao
Turgut Reis (ex-Bergall)	S342		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	5.1943	12.2.1944	6/1944 // 17.10.1958	discarded 4.1983	Balao Fleet Snorkel
Piri Reis (ex-Mapiro)	S343		Manitowoc SB, USA	5.1944	9.11.1944	4/1945 // 20.4.1960	discarded 11.1973	Balao Fleet Snorkel
Hızır Reis (ex-Mero)	S344		Manitowoc SB, USA	7.1944	17.1.1945	8/1945 // 20.4.1960	discarded 10.1980	Balao Fleet Snorkel
Dumlupınar (ex-Caiman)	S339		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	6.1943	30.3.1944	7/1944 // 24.8.1972	stricken 1987	Balao GUPPY IA
Burak Reis (ex-Sea Fox)	S335		Portsmouth N Yd, USA	11.1943	28.3.1944	6.1944 // 8.8.1971	discarded 7.1996	Balao GUPPY IIA
Murat Reis (ex-Razorback)	S336		Portsmouth N Yd, USA	9.1943	27.1.1944	4.1944 // 17.12.1971	discarded 8.2001	Balao GUPPY IIA
Oruç Reis (ex-Pomfret)	S337		Portsmouth N Yd, USA	7.1943	27.10.1943	2/1944 // 3.5.1972	stricken 1987	Balao GUPPY IIA
Preveze (ex-Entemedor)	S345		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	2.1944	17.12.1944	4/1945 // 24.10.1972	stricken 1987	Balao GUPPY IIA
Birinçi İnönü (ex-Threadfin)	S346		Portsmouth N Yd, USA	3.1944	26.6.1944	8.1944 // 24.8.1972	stricken 8.1998	Balao GUPPY IIA
İkinçi İnönü (ex-Corporal)	S333		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	4.1944	10.6.1945	11.1945 // 12.2.1974	discarded 10.1996	Balao GUPPY III
Çanakkale (ex-Cobbler)	S341		Electric Boat, Groton, USA	4.1944	1.4.1945	8/1945 // 12.2.1974	stricken 1.1998	Balao GUPPY III
Uluç Ali Reis (ex-Thornback)	S338		Portsmouth N Yd, USA	4.1944	7.7.1944	10.1944 // 3.5.1972	stricken 8.2000	Tench GUPPY IIA
Cerbe (ex-Trutta)	S340		Portsmouth N Yd, USA	5.1944	18.8.1944	11.1944 // 27.5.1973	stricken 7.1999	Tench GUPPY IIA

Technical data

Data variant	Gato unmodified	Balao unmodified	Balao  Fleet Snorkel	Balao GUPPY IA	Balao GUPPY IIA	Balao GUPPY III	Tench GUPPY IIA
Displacement standard, t
Displacement normal, t	1810 / 2410	1845 / 2415	1830 / 2440	1830 / 2440	1848 / 2440	1975 / 2450	1848 / 2440
Length, m	92.2 wl 95.0 oa	92.2 wl 95.0 oa	95.0	93.6	93.6	99.5	93.6
Breadth, m	8.31	8.31	8.31	8.20	8.20	8.20	8.20
Draught, m	4.65	4.65	5.20	5.20	5.20	5.20	5.20
No of shafts	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Machinery	4 General Motors diesel-generators / 4 electric motors	S332, 333: 4 General Electric diesel-generators / 4 electric motors S336: 4 Fairbanks-Morse diesel-generators / 4 electric motors S330, 331, 334, 335: 4 General Motors diesel-generators / 4 electric motors	4 General Motors diesel-generators / 4 electric motors	4 General Motors diesel-generators / 4 electric motors	S345: 3 General Motors diesel-generators / 4 electric motors SS335-337, 346: 3 Fairbanks-Morse diesel-generators / 4 electric motors	4 General Motors diesel-generators / 4 electric motors	3 Fairbanks-Morse diesel-generators / 4 electric motors
Power, h. p.	5400 / 2740	5400 / 2740	4610 / 2700	4610 / 5400	3430 / 5400	4610 / 5400	3430 / 5400
Max speed, kts	20.25 / 8.75	20.25 / 8.75	20 / 10 (6.5 with snorkel)	18 / 15 (7.5 with snorkel)	17 / 15	17.2 / 14.5	17 / 15
Fuel, t	diesel oil 378 - 472	diesel oil 378 - 472	diesel oil 378 - 472	diesel oil 378 - 472	diesel oil 378 - 472	diesel oil 378 - 472	diesel oil 378 - 472
Endurance, nm(kts)	11000 (10) / 96 (2)	11000 (10) / 96 (2)	11000 (10) / 96 (2)	11000 (10) / 96 (2)	11000 (10) / 96 (2)	11000 (10) / 96 (2)	11000 (10) / 96 (2)
Armament	2 x 1 - 127/25 Mk 40, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 10 - 533 TT (6 bow, 4 stern, 24)	2 x 1 - 127/25 Mk 40, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 10 - 533 TT (6 bow, 4 stern, 24)	1 x 1 - 127/25 Mk 40 (few), 10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern)	10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern)	10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern)	10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern)	10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern)
Electronic equipment	SS, ST, SV radars, WFA, JT sonars, APR-1 ECM suite	SS, ST, SV radars, WFA, JT sonars, APR-1 ECM suite	SS, ST, SV radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, JT or SQR-3 sonars, APR-1 ECM suite	SS, SV, BPS-1 radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, JT or SQR-3 sonars, APR-1 ECM suite	BPS-1, BPS-4, SS radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, SQR-3 sonars, BLR-1 ECM suite	BPS-1, BPS-4, BPS-5 radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, SQR-3, BQG-4 PUFFS (most submarines) sonars, BLR-1 ECM suite	BPS-1, BPS-4, SS radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, SQR-3 sonars, APR-1 ECM suite
Complement	60	60	82	82	82	86	82
Diving depth operational, m	90	120	120	120	120	120	120

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Project history

They were all US Gato, Balao and Tench class submarines. The ones transferred in 1948 were more or less unmodified, but Çanakkale and subsequent boats were semi- or fully streamlined, and most of them were brought up to the fully streamlined 'Fleet Snorkel' standard eventually. Cerbe was unique Turkish GUPPY IIA boat with original stepped sail.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Dumlupınar was lost accidently in the Dardanelles on 4 April 1953. Second Dumlupınar was badly damaged in a collision 1.9.1976 and had to be beached. She was eventually repaired and put back into service.