The ''Oruç Reis''-class submarines were ordered by the

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from the British company

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in 1939. They were similar to the British S-class submarines, but slightly smaller. They had the S-class machinery but only four bow

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s. The four boats were requisitioned by the

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on the outbreak of

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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

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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

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in 1957. ''P614'' and ''P615'' appear in the film ''

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'' as HMS ''Sea Tiger''.

Ships

All were built by

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. File:Turkish submarine Oruc Reis 1942.jpg, TCG ''Oruç Reis'' File:Turkish submarine Murad Reis 1942.jpg, TCG ''Murat Reis''

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