The submarine was recommissioned TCG Muratreis (S-336)|TCG Muratreis (S-336) on 17 December 1971, named after the great Ottoman admiral Murat Reis and served Turkey for 31 years, decommissioning in March 2002.

Ex-Muratreis was purchased from Turkey by the city of North Little Rock, Arkansas on 25 March 2004 for $37,500. The purchase price and all towing costs were paid for by private donations. It was towed from Turkey on 5 May, across the Mediterranean Sea to Gibralter and then across the Atlantic Ocean, arriving at Key West, Florida, on the evening of Sunday, 13 June 2004. On 14 June 2004, the submarine was again taken under tow, and arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 19 June. Thence it was towed up the Mississippi River and the Arkansas River to her permanent berth in North Little Rock. After a stopover for the dedication of the Montgomery Point Lock and Dam on 16 July, its transit was delayed by the Army Corps of Engineers over safety concerns. At the time of transit, the submarine was drafting 11½ feet at its bow and at nearly 15 feet at its stern, while some portions of the Arkansas River were less than nine feet deep. A pair of barges were used as pontoons to lift the boat a few feet to clear the river bottom while remaining low enough to pass under the bridges along its route. On 29 August, Razorback reached her berth in North Little Rock, at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum. She officially opened to the public on 15 May 2005.