Japanese Battleship Asahi in 1905
Career
Ordered:	FY 1896 to Clydebank Engineering (John Brown), Great Britain
Laid down:	August 1 1897
Launched:	March 13 1899
Commissioned:	April 28 1900
Fate:	Torpedoed May 25 1942
Struck:	June 15 1942
General Characteristics (initial – final)
Displacement:	15,200 tons (initial)
Length:	415 feet
Beam:	76 feet
Draught:	27 feet, 3 inches
Propulsion:	Two Shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) Engines; 2 shafts, 25 Belleville boilers, 15,000 shp; 4 Kampon boilers after 1927 refit.
Range:	9000 miles @ 10 knots
Speed:	18 knots (12 knots after 1923 refit)
Complement:	741
Armament: (removed in 1923)	4-12 inch gun (2x2), 14-6 inch gun (1x14), 20-12 pdr guns, 2-3 inch AA guns(added 1917), 4- torpedo tubes
Armor (removed in 1923):	belt 9 inch, deck 3 inch, barbette 14 inch, casement 6 inch, conning tower 14 inch

The IJN Asahi was the second of the Shikishima-class of battleships. It was laid down in Glasgow, Scotland in Great Britain by Clydebank Engineering & Shipbuilding Company, and completed by John Brown & Company. Upon her launch, she was the heaviest battleship yet built on the Clyde. Her delivery in 1900 was delayed when the vessel ran aground as she left for Japan. Stores and ammunition were removed, the ship pulled clear, and after an inspection in dry-dock she proceeded to Japan. The name Asahi means rising sun, which by extension is a metaphor for Japan. Image File history File links HIJMS_Asahi. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Japan. ... Some knots: 1. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... HMS Victory in 1884 Battleship was the name given to the most powerfully gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built between the 15th and 20th centuries. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... HMS Indefatigable being launched at Clydebank. ... The Clyde River is a river on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in dry dock following collision with a fishing boat. ...

The Asahi was very active in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, starting with the Battle of Port Arthur, and subsequent naval blockade. The Asahi participated in the Battle of the Yellow Sea (where she took 1 hit), and she struck a mine in October 1904; repairs were completed in time for the Battle of Tsushima where she took 9 hits, which killed 8 and wounded 23 crewmen. During the Battle of Tsushima, Captain W. C. Pakenham, the Royal Navy's official observer under the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, took notes of the battle's progress from a deck chair on the exposed quarterdeck of the Asahi. His reports confirmed the superiority of Japanese training and tactics and publicized the historic victory within Western naval circles. Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Commanders N/A N/A Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 134,817+ KIA/POW, 170,000 MIA etc. ... The Battle of Port Arthur (February 9, 1904) was the opening battle of the Russo-Japanese War. ... A blockade is an effort usually (but not always, see below) at sea, to prevent supplies from reaching the enemy. ... The Battle of the Yellow Sea was the first main naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, being fought on August 10, 1904. ... A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy ships or submarines. ... Combatants Japan Russia Commanders Heihachiro Togo Zinovi Rozhdestvenski Nikolai Nebogatov Strength 4 battleships, 27 cruisers, in addition to destroyers and auxiliary vessels 8 battleships, 3 coastal battleships, 8 cruisers Casualties 117 dead, 583 injured, 3 torpedo boats sunk 4380 dead, 5917 injured 21 ships sunk, 7 captured, 6 disarmed The... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance was signed in London on January 30, 1902 by Lord Lansdowne (British foreign secretary) and Hayashi Tadasu (Japanese minister in London). ... Quarterdeck Office Systems, later Quarterdeck Corporation, was an American computer software company. ...

In 1914, the Asahi became a gunnery training ship, and in 1917, she was re-armed, with Japanese guns replacing her original British guns. Reclassified as a 1st-class Coastal Defense Vessel in 1921, she served as a combatant until 1923. Under the terms of the Washington Naval Agreement, the Asahi was disarmed and converted into a training ship. Her displacement dropped to 11,441 tons with the loss of her armor and guns, and her speed was limited to 12 knots. The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty limited the naval armaments of its five signatories: the United States, the British Empire, the Empire of Japan, the French Third Republic, and Italy. ...

From 1926-October 1927 the Asahi's 25 Belleville boilers were replaced with four Kanpon boilers. One of her two funnels was also removed. The Asahi was refitted into a submarine salvage ship and also conducted experiments as Japan's first submarine rescue vessel using the old German submarine 0-1 (ex-U-125). In May 1928 in the capacity of an experimental test bed, the Asahi was fitted with a 19-meter compressed-air Type No. 1 catapult and successfully launched a Nakajima E2N1 Type 15 seaplane. Later, after repeated accidents, the compressed-air catapult was discarded in favor of a gunpowder-propelled one. On the completion of testing, the Asahi was placed in the Naval reserve. German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Günther Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Günther Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ... This article is about the medieval siege weapon. ... The Nakajima Aircraft Company (Japanese:中島飛行機株式会社) was a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer throughout World War II. It was founded in 1917 by Nakajima Chikuhei and took the name Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1931. ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery. ... Smokeless powder Gunpowder, whether black powder or smokeless powder, is a substance that burns very rapidly, releasing gases that act as a propellant in firearms. ...

Asahi lived a 7th life as a submarine tender from 1937, providing repair services, supplies, and crew accommodations, until 1938, when the old vessel was once again taken in hand for conversion. Heavy lifting frames were installed on either side amidships, along with machine shops and repair facilities. She began her 8th career as a repair vessel December 18 1938. The Asahi was also fitted with dummy wooden main guns fore and aft to resemble an old battleship and is assigned to “patrols” out of Shanghai from May 29 – November 7 1940. From November 15, 1940 the Asahi was assigned to the Combined Fleet and used as a transport, shuttling between Camranh Bay, Indochina and Kure. A submarine tender is a type of ship that supplies and supports submarines. ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Shanghainese: ), stuated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Cam Ranh Bay is a deep-water seaport in Vietnam. ... Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. ... Kure can refer to: Kure, Hiroshima (呉), a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan Kure Atoll Kure Beach Kure, Turkey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In April 1942, the Asahi performed repairs in Singapore on the light cruiser Naka that had been torpedoed by the USS Seawolf (SS-197) off Christmas Island. Departing back for Kure from Singapore on May 22, the Asahi was sighted by the USS Salmon (SS-182) on May 25, 1942, 100 miles SW of Cape Paderan. The Asahi was torpedoed in a night attack and was hit in her port central boiler room and aft spaces by two of the four torpedoes fired. At 0103, moments after being hit, the Asahi capsized at 10-00N, 110-00E. Sixteen crewmen were killed, but Captain Tamura and 582 crewmen survived. A light cruiser is a warship that is not so large and powerful as a regular (or heavy) cruiser, but still larger than ships like destroyers. ... The Japanese cruiser Naka (那珂) was one of a class of three light cruisers built to serve as flagships for destroyer flotillas. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... USS Seawolf (SS-197), a Sargo-class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look. ... USS Salmon (SS-182), the lead ship of her class, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the salmon, a soft-finned, gamy fish which inhabits the coasts of America and Europe in northern latitudes and ascends rivers for the purpose of spawning. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

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References

• Gibbons, Tony: The Complete Encyclopedia of Battleships and Battlecruisers
• Burt, R.A.: Japanese Battleships, 1897-1945

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