Turkiye’s first Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) system, Type-214TN Reis Class PİRİREİS (S-330), enters the Turkish Naval Forces Inventory.
The PİRİREİS submarine will enter service with a ceremony to be held on August 24, 2024. In this context, according to the Ministry of National Defence sources, a delivery ceremony will be held at the “Aksaz Shipyard Command” on August 24 with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Within the scope of the ceremony: The PİRİREİS Submarine will enter service, The HIZIRREİS Submarine will begin Flag Raising and cruise tests, The MURATREİS Submarine will begin Pool Outfitting Activities, The 3000-ton Submarine Pool, the largest in its class worldwide, will enter service with the FUEL 2-3-4 Fuel supply Ships.
In international literature, the submarines referred to as Type-214TN (Turkish Navy) are called REİS Class. The project aims to build and supply six New Type AIP submarines at Gölcük Shipyard Command with maximum local contribution. REİS class submarine supply project was initiated with the decision of the Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) dated June 2005.
The launching of TCG PİRİREİS (S-330), the first submarine of its class, into the dry dock was held on December 22, 2019, with a ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The equipping activities of the TCG PİRİREİS submarine continued in the dry dock, and the submarine completed the Factory Acceptance (FAT), Port Acceptance (HAT), and Sea Acceptance (SAT) Tests, respectively.
