Oruç rice class

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Oruç rice class
Royal Navy Türk Deniz Kuvetleri (Turkish Navy)

P611 class

General data
Ship type :
Navies :
Builder :
Units:
  • 4th
Boats of the type
P611 ( Oruç rice ) , P612 ( Murat rice ) , P614 ( Burak rice ) , P615 ( Uluç Ali rice )
Technical specifications
Crew :
  • 40 men
Displacement :
  • over water: 687 ts
  • under water: 856 ts
Length :
  • 61.1 m
Width:
  • 6.8 m
Draft :
  • 3.1 m
Drive  :
Speed :
  • over water: 13.75 kn (25 km / h )
  • under water: 10 kn (19 km / h)
Driving range  :
  • over water:
    • 2500 NM (4630 km) at 10 kn
Diving depth :
  • 100 m
Armament
Artillery :
Air defense :
Torpedoes :
  • 4 * 21 ″ (533 mm) tubes in the bow
  • 1 * 21 ″ pipe in the rear
    • 9 torpedoes

The Oruç Reis-class submarine , named after the pirates Arudsch was one in the UK for the Turkey -built submarine - class . The submarines were used by both the British Royal Navy and the Turkish Navy during World War II .

Constructive features

The design was largely based on the S-Class, which was modern at the time . Diesel and electric propulsion corresponded to those of the first and second construction batch of the British submarine class. The medium submarines were very manoeuvrable.

The Oruç Reis class was slightly smaller and had one torpedo tube less than the Royal Navy model.

Comparison between Oruç Reis and HMS Shark (2nd group of the S-Class)
Oruç rice HMS Shark
Crew: 40 men 39 men
Displacement (above water): 687 ts 768 ts
Displacement (submerged): 856 ts 960 ts
Length over all: 61.10 m 63.58 m
Width (maximum): 6.8 m 7.28 m
Draft: 3.1 m 3.4 m
Engine power (diesel): 1550 hp 1550 hp
Motor power (electrical): 1300 hp 1300 hp
Maximum speed (over water): 13.75 kn 13.75 kn
Maximum speed (underwater): 10 kn 10 kn
Driving range (over water at 10 kn): 2500 NM 3800 NM
Maximum immersion depth (factory specification): 100 m 95 m
Deck gun: 76 mm 76 mm
Torpedo tubes: 5 6th
Torpedoes: 9 12

history

In the late 1930s, Turkey ordered submarines based on the S-class in Great Britain. When the war began in September 1939, three of these boats were under construction. Another was laid down in October 1939. As a result of the war, all submarines were taken over by the Royal Navy during the construction phase.

In order, giving military support to the neutral Turkey, which was seen as an important potential ally, the two were first built submarines HMS P611 ( Oruç Reis ) and HMS P612 ( Murat Reis ) shortly after its completion by the Royal Navy to İskenderun transferred and Taken over by the Turkish Navy in May 1942.

The other two submarines HMS P614 ( Burak Reis ) and HMS P615 ( Uluç Ali Reis ) were used by the British. The P615 was sunk by a German submarine off West Africa in April 1943. The P614 was taken over by the Turkish Navy in January 1946.

The Turkish Navy used the three remaining submarines until 1957.

Boats of the class

Two submarines were put into service by the Turkish Navy in 1942. A boat was sunk in 1943. Another went to Turkey in 1946. The three remaining units were decommissioned by the Turkish Navy in 1957.

HMS P611

Oruç rice

Keel laying :
  • May 24, 1939
 Launch :
  • July 19, 1940
Commissioning:
  • December 1, 1941 (Royal Navy)
  • May 9, 1942 (Turkish Navy)
 End of duty:
  • 1957
The lead ship of the class was transferred to Turkey by the Royal Navy in the spring of 1942. The Turkish name of the boat refers to the Ottoman corsair Oruç Reis  (* 1473, † 1518).
HMS P612

Murat rice

Keel laying:
  • May 24, 1939
 Launch:
  • July 20, 1940
Commissioning:
  • 7 January 1942 (Royal Navy)
  • May 16, 1942 (Turkish Navy)
 End of duty:
  • 1957
The submarine was transferred to Turkey by the Royal Navy in the spring of 1942. The Turkish name of the boat refers to the Ottoman corsair Murat Reis (*?, † 1609).
HMS P614

Burak rice

Keel laying:
  • May 24, 1939
 Launch:
  • October 19, 1940
Commissioning:
  • March 10, 1942 (Royal Navy)
  • January 17, 1946 (Turkish Navy)
 End of duty:
  • 1957
The Royal Navy used the submarine in the war. On September 20, 1942, she attacked the German submarine U 408 in the Arctic Ocean . The commander Lieutenant DJ Beckley was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for the alleged sinking , although no target was destroyed. The P614 was handed over to the Turkish Navy on January 17, 1946.
HMS P615

Uluç Ali rice

Keel laying:
  • October 30, 1939
 Launch:
  • November 1, 1940
Commissioning:
  • April 3, 1942 (Royal Navy)
 End of duty:
  • April 18, 1943
The Royal Navy used the submarine in the war. The P615 was sunk on April 18, 1943 100 NM southwest of Freetown at position 6 ° 49 '  N , 13 ° 9'  W by the German submarine U 123 with two torpedoes. There were no survivors. The Turkish Navy provided the name Uluç Ali Reis for the submarine . The Turkish name goes back to the Ottoman admiral Kilic Ali Pascha  (* 1519, † 1587).

See also

literature

  • Erminio Bagnasco: Submarines in World War II , Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart, 5th edition 1996, ISBN 3-613-01252-9
  • Robert Hutchinson: KAMPF UNDER WASSER - Submarines from 1776 to today , Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart, 1st edition 2006, ISBN 3-613-02585-X

Web links

Explanations and references

  1. ↑ a b c The P615 was never put into service by the Turkish Navy and therefore never had the name Uluç Ali Reis . It is just the originally planned name of the submarine.
  2. ↑ The uboat.net gives 670 GRT for the above water displacement of the Shark class. Robert Hutchinson and Erminio Bagnasco give 768 ts.
  3. ↑ The uboat.net gives 960 GRT for the underwater displacement of the Shark class. Hutchinson and Bagnasco give 960 ts.