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In 1937, the old battleship ASAHI was ordered converted to a repair ship. During World War I, she was rerated a gunnery training ship and later converted to a submarine depot and training ship. Still later, she was taken out of the Reserve and recommissioned a repair ship; however, she was not equipped to carry out other than simple ship repairs. The ASAHI was torpedoed and sunk in May 1942.
| Builder and Year Completed: | John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Scotland, 1900. |
| Displacement (after conversion): | 11,441-tons. |
| Dimensions: | 425' x 75’ x 27’ |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft reciprocating VTE, 15, 000 shp, 12 knots. |
| Armament: | Disarmed in 1922. |
