On 13 October 1944, Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was commissioned, Commander Ernest P. Abrahamson in command.
She was transferred to the Turkish Navy on 2 July 1975 as TCG Uluçalireis with pennant number S-338.
Now a MuseumShip at the Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi, Istanbul, Turkey.