The ''Asahi-maru'' was a warship constructed by [[Mito han]] at Ishikawajima in [[Edo]], and completed in [[1855]].
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The ''Asahi-maru'' was a warship constructed by [[Mito han]] at Ishikawajima in [[Edo]], on the orders of the shogunate. Completed in [[1855]], it was named Asahi-maru the following year.