Turkish Submarine Program Reaches Next Milestone: 2nd of 6 Planned Submarines Ceremoniously Handed Over to the Navy

TKMS handed over the second of a total of six contractually agreed HDW Class NTSP boats in a festive ceremony. The TCG Hizirreis was handed over by the GNSY (Gölcük Naval Shipyard) to the procurement authority SSB (Savunma Sanayii Baskanligi) and simultaneously from there to the Turkish Navy. The first boat was handed over in October 2024. 

Representatives of the SSB, the GNSY shipyard, the Turkish Navy, and TKMS attended the signing ceremony. Christian Rogge, EVP Submarines at TKMS, is satisfied: “All parties involved have shown a high level of commitment and willingness to cooperate since the start of the project – this is the only way to realize projects of this scope within the set time and cost framework. The handover now underscores the good partnership between TKMS, GNSY, and the Turkish Navy.”

As part of the cooperation between TKMS and the Turkish Navy, TKMS is responsible for the design, delivery of all materials, and supervision of the construction and testing phase. This will be followed by an 18-month warranty period.

Project manager Bernd Krekeler: “I would like to express my sincere thanks to the entire team for reaching this milestone – especially the project teams in Kiel and Gölcük. Whether in engineering, production, purchasing or IT, the experience gained from building the first boat, as well as the commitment and individual expertise of each and every one of us, means that we are right on track with the project. The handover of the second boat is a strong sign of this.”

Production of the four other boats is already underway and at various stages in the project process. According to the schedule of the state-owned shipyard GNSY, delivery of the third boat is planned in about a year.