November 2011. The Dardanelles. Photo by E. Pavlov.

Country: Turkey.
Class, [Type]: Type 209/1400, [SSK].
Homeport: Gölcük.

Callsign: TBDF (     )

Builder: Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Laid down: 21 February 2000.
Launch date: 24 February 2003.
Commission date: 24 July 2003.

Displacement ( tons ): 1450 surfaced, 1586 dived.
Dimensions ( metres ): 62 x 6,2 x 5,5.
Main machinery: Diesel-electric: 4 x MTU 12V 396 SB83 diesels ( 3800 hp ), 1 x Siemens motor ( 4000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 10 surfaced; 21,5 dived.
Range ( miles ): 8200 at 8 knots surfaced;400 at 4 knots dived.
Diving depth ( metres ): 280.
Complement: 30 ( 8 officers ).

Missiles: Sub Harpoon.

Torpedoes: 8 x 533mm tubes for 14 Tigerfish Mk24Mod2 torpedoes.

Radar: Surface search.
Sonar: CSU-83, TAS-3.
Countermeasures: ESM: Racal Porpoise.