SUBMARINES

 
 

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

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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 & 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.

The mid-life modernization of this class is being planed. The last four submarines will be modernized between 2006 - 2012 for another 15 years of service.

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

© C. Devrim Yaylalı 1997-2007