 , they remained in use in the public sector . ' Sect filters ' typically asked potential new employees to confirm in writing that they had no contact with Scientology , did not participate in its training courses , and rejected its doctrines . [ ... ] Catholic and Protestant churches continued to oppose Scientology publically [ sic ] , although press reporting and public reactions to Scientology decreased . Several private organizations issued warnings about after @-@ school study programs run by Scientologists . "   = = = Scholarly sources = = =   = = = Journalistic sources = = =   = = = Government and court documents = = =   = = = Scientology sources = = =   = = = Scientology sites = = =   Scientology.de ( German )   Menschenrechtsbuero.de – Human Rights website of the German Church of Scientology ( German )   = = = German government sites = = =   Scientology : Publications of German regional governments – Website of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ( German )   Website of the Hamburg Scientology Task Force ( German )   = Japanese battleship Asahi =   Asahi ( 朝日 , Asahi ) was a pre @-@ dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) in the late 1890s . As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships itself , the ship was designed and built in the United Kingdom . Shortly after her arrival in Japan , she became flagship of the Standing Fleet , the IJN 's primary combat fleet . She participated in every major naval battle of the Russo @-@ Japanese War of 1904 – 05 and was lightly damaged during the Battle of the Yellow Sea and the Battle of Tsushima . Asahi saw no combat during World War I , although the ship participated in the Siberian Intervention in 1918 .   Reclassified as a coastal defence ship in 1921 , Asahi was disarmed two years later to meet the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty , after which she served as a training and submarine depot ship . She was modified into a submarine salvage and rescue ship before being placed in reserve in 1928 . Asahi was recommissioned in late 1937 , after the start of the Second Sino @-@ Japanese War , and used to transport Japanese troops . In 1938 , she was converted into a repair ship and based first at Japanese @-@ occupied Shanghai , China , and then Cam Ranh Bay , French Indochina , from late 1938 to 1941 . The ship was transferred to occupied Singapore in early 1942 to repair a damaged light cruiser and ordered to return home in May . She was sunk en route by the American submarine USS Salmon , although most of her crew survived .   = = Background = =   Combat experience in the First Sino @-@ Japanese War of 1894 – 95 convinced the Imperial Japanese Navy of weaknesses in the Jeune École naval philosophy , which emphasized torpedo boats and commerce raiding to offset expensive heavily armoured ships . Therefore , Japan promulgated a ten @-@ year naval build @-@ up in early 1896 , to modernize and expand its fleet in preparation for further confrontations , with the construction of six battleships and six armoured cruisers at its core . These ships were paid for from the £ 30 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 indemnity paid by China after losing the First Sino @-@ Japanese War . As with the earlier Fuji and Shikishima classes , Japan lacked the technology and capability to construct its own battleships , and turned again to the United Kingdom for the four remaining battleships of the programme . Asahi , the fifth Japanese battleship to be built in Britain , was ordered from the Clydebank Engineering & Shipbuilding Company shipyard in Clydebank , Scotland in the 1897 annual naval programme .   = = Design and description = =   Asahi 's design was a modified version of the Formidable @-@ class battleships of the Royal Navy , with two additional 6 @-@ inch ( 152 mm ) guns . The ship had an overall length of 425 feet 3 inches ( 129 @.@ 6 m ) , a beam of 75 feet ( 22 @.@ 9 m ) , and a normal draught of 27 feet 3 inches ( 8 @.@ 3 m ) . She displaced 15 @,@ 200 long tons ( 15 @,@ 400 t ) at normal load . Asahi had a complete double bottom with 55 watertight compartments . Her hull was also subdivided into 223 watertight compartments . She was fitted as a flagship and her crew numbered about 773 officers and enlisted men , including the admiral 's staff .   The ship was powered by two vertical triple @-@ expansion steam engines built by Humphrys , Tennant , each driving one propeller , using steam generated by 25 Belleville boilers at a working pressure of 17 @.@ 03 bar ( 1 @,@ 703 kPa ; 247 psi ) . The engines were
Ġ, Ġthey Ġremained Ġin Ġuse Ġin Ġthe Ġpublic Ġsector Ġ. Ġ' ĠSect Ġfilters Ġ' Ġtypically Ġasked Ġpotential Ġnew Ġemployees Ġto Ġconfirm Ġin Ġwriting Ġthat Ġthey Ġhad Ġno Ġcontact Ġwith ĠScientology Ġ, Ġdid Ġnot Ġparticipate Ġin Ġits Ġtraining Ġcourses Ġ, Ġand Ġrejected Ġits Ġdoctrines Ġ. Ġ[ Ġ... Ġ] ĠCatholic Ġand ĠProtestant Ġchurches Ġcontinued Ġto Ġoppose ĠScientology Ġpublic ally Ġ[ Ġs ic Ġ] Ġ, Ġalthough Ġpress Ġreporting Ġand Ġpublic Ġreactions Ġto ĠScientology Ġdecreased Ġ. ĠSeveral Ġprivate Ġorganizations Ġissued Ġwarnings Ġabout Ġafter Ġ@ - @ Ġschool Ġstudy Ġprograms Ġrun Ġby ĠScient ologists Ġ. Ġ" Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠScholar ly Ġsources Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠJournal istic Ġsources Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠGovernment Ġand Ġcourt Ġdocuments Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠScientology Ġsources Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠScientology Ġsites Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠScientology . de Ġ( ĠGerman Ġ) Ġ Ġ ĠMens chen re ch ts bu ero . de ĠâĢĵ ĠHuman ĠRights Ġwebsite Ġof Ġthe ĠGerman ĠChurch Ġof ĠScientology Ġ( ĠGerman Ġ) Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠGerman Ġgovernment Ġsites Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠScientology Ġ: ĠPublications Ġof ĠGerman Ġregional Ġgovernments ĠâĢĵ ĠWebsite Ġof Ġthe ĠGerman ĠFederal ĠOffice Ġfor Ġthe ĠProtection Ġof Ġthe ĠConstitution Ġ( ĠGerman Ġ) Ġ Ġ ĠWebsite Ġof Ġthe ĠHamburg ĠScientology ĠTask ĠForce Ġ( ĠGerman Ġ) Ġ Ġ Ġ= ĠJapanese Ġbattles hip ĠAs ahi Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠAs ahi Ġ( Ġæľ Ŀ æĹ ¥ Ġ, ĠAs ahi Ġ) Ġwas Ġa Ġpre Ġ@ - @ Ġdread n ought Ġbattles hip Ġbuilt Ġfor Ġthe ĠImperial ĠJapanese ĠNavy Ġ( ĠI J N Ġ) Ġin Ġthe Ġlate Ġ1890 s Ġ. ĠAs ĠJapan Ġlacked Ġthe Ġindustrial Ġcapacity Ġto Ġbuild Ġsuch Ġwarships Ġitself Ġ, Ġthe Ġship Ġwas Ġdesigned Ġand Ġbuilt Ġin Ġthe ĠUnited ĠKingdom Ġ. ĠShortly Ġafter Ġher Ġarrival Ġin ĠJapan Ġ, Ġshe Ġbecame Ġflagship Ġof Ġthe ĠStanding ĠFleet Ġ, Ġthe ĠI J N Ġ' s Ġprimary Ġcombat Ġfleet Ġ. ĠShe Ġparticipated Ġin Ġevery Ġmajor Ġnaval Ġbattle Ġof Ġthe ĠRusso Ġ@ - @ ĠJapanese ĠWar Ġof Ġ1904 ĠâĢĵ Ġ05 Ġand Ġwas Ġlightly Ġdamaged Ġduring Ġthe ĠBattle Ġof Ġthe ĠYellow ĠSea Ġand Ġthe ĠBattle Ġof ĠTs ushima Ġ. ĠAs ahi Ġsaw Ġno Ġcombat Ġduring ĠWorld ĠWar ĠI Ġ, Ġalthough Ġthe Ġship Ġparticipated Ġin Ġthe ĠSiberian ĠIntervention Ġin Ġ1918 Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠRe classified Ġas Ġa Ġcoastal Ġdefence Ġship Ġin Ġ1921 Ġ, ĠAs ahi Ġwas Ġdis armed Ġtwo Ġyears Ġlater Ġto Ġmeet Ġthe Ġterms Ġof Ġthe ĠWashington ĠNaval ĠTreaty Ġ, Ġafter Ġwhich Ġshe Ġserved Ġas Ġa Ġtraining Ġand Ġsubmarine Ġdepot Ġship Ġ. ĠShe Ġwas Ġmodified Ġinto Ġa Ġsubmarine Ġsalvage Ġand Ġrescue Ġship Ġbefore Ġbeing Ġplaced Ġin Ġreserve Ġin Ġ1928 Ġ. ĠAs ahi Ġwas Ġrecomm ission ed Ġin Ġlate Ġ1937 Ġ, Ġafter Ġthe Ġstart Ġof Ġthe ĠSecond ĠS ino Ġ@ - @ ĠJapanese ĠWar Ġ, Ġand Ġused Ġto Ġtransport ĠJapanese Ġtroops Ġ. ĠIn Ġ1938 Ġ, Ġshe Ġwas Ġconverted Ġinto Ġa Ġrepair Ġship Ġand Ġbased Ġfirst Ġat ĠJapanese Ġ@ - @ Ġoccupied ĠShanghai Ġ, ĠChina Ġ, Ġand Ġthen ĠCam ĠRan h ĠBay Ġ, ĠFrench ĠInd och ina Ġ, Ġfrom Ġlate Ġ1938 Ġto Ġ1941 Ġ. ĠThe Ġship Ġwas Ġtransferred Ġto Ġoccupied ĠSingapore Ġin Ġearly Ġ1942 Ġto Ġrepair Ġa Ġdamaged Ġlight Ġcruiser Ġand Ġordered Ġto Ġreturn Ġhome Ġin ĠMay Ġ. ĠShe Ġwas Ġsunk Ġen Ġroute Ġby Ġthe ĠAmerican Ġsubmarine ĠUSS ĠSalmon Ġ, Ġalthough Ġmost Ġof Ġher Ġcrew Ġsurvived Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠBackground Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠCombat Ġexperience Ġin Ġthe ĠFirst ĠS ino Ġ@ - @ ĠJapanese ĠWar Ġof Ġ18 94 ĠâĢĵ Ġ95 Ġconvinced Ġthe ĠImperial ĠJapanese ĠNavy Ġof Ġweaknesses Ġin Ġthe ĠJe une ĠÃī co le Ġnaval Ġphilosophy Ġ, Ġwhich Ġemphasized Ġtorpedo Ġboats Ġand Ġcommerce Ġraiding Ġto Ġoffset Ġexpensive Ġheavily Ġarmoured Ġships Ġ. ĠTherefore Ġ, ĠJapan Ġpromulg ated Ġa Ġten Ġ@ - @ Ġyear Ġnaval Ġbuild Ġ@ - @ Ġup Ġin Ġearly Ġ1896 Ġ, Ġto Ġmodern ize Ġand Ġexpand Ġits Ġfleet Ġin Ġpreparation Ġfor Ġfurther Ġconfront ations Ġ, Ġwith Ġthe Ġconstruction Ġof Ġsix Ġbattles hips Ġand Ġsix Ġarmoured Ġcru isers Ġat Ġits Ġcore Ġ. ĠThese Ġships Ġwere Ġpaid Ġfor Ġfrom Ġthe ĠÂ£ Ġ30 Ġ@ , @ Ġ000 Ġ@ , @ Ġ000 Ġindemn ity Ġpaid Ġby ĠChina Ġafter Ġlosing Ġthe ĠFirst ĠS ino Ġ@ - @ ĠJapanese ĠWar Ġ. ĠAs Ġwith Ġthe Ġearlier ĠFuji Ġand ĠSh ik ish ima Ġclasses Ġ, ĠJapan Ġlacked Ġthe Ġtechnology Ġand Ġcapability Ġto Ġconstruct Ġits Ġown Ġbattles hips Ġ, Ġand Ġturned Ġagain Ġto Ġthe ĠUnited ĠKingdom Ġfor Ġthe Ġfour Ġremaining Ġbattles hips Ġof Ġthe Ġprogramme Ġ. ĠAs ahi Ġ, Ġthe Ġfifth ĠJapanese Ġbattles hip Ġto Ġbe Ġbuilt Ġin ĠBritain Ġ, Ġwas Ġordered Ġfrom Ġthe ĠCly deb ank ĠEngineering Ġ& ĠShip building ĠCompany Ġship yard Ġin ĠCly deb ank Ġ, ĠScotland Ġin Ġthe Ġ1897 Ġannual Ġnaval Ġprogramme Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠDesign Ġand Ġdescription Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠAs ahi Ġ' s Ġdesign Ġwas Ġa Ġmodified Ġversion Ġof Ġthe ĠForm idable Ġ@ - @ Ġclass Ġbattles hips Ġof Ġthe ĠRoyal ĠNavy Ġ, Ġwith Ġtwo Ġadditional Ġ6 Ġ@ - @ Ġinch Ġ( Ġ152 Ġmm Ġ) Ġguns Ġ. ĠThe Ġship Ġhad Ġan Ġoverall Ġlength Ġof Ġ425 Ġfeet Ġ3 Ġinches Ġ( Ġ129 Ġ@ . @ Ġ6 Ġm Ġ) Ġ, Ġa Ġbeam Ġof Ġ75 Ġfeet Ġ( Ġ22 Ġ@ . @ Ġ9 Ġm Ġ) Ġ, Ġand Ġa Ġnormal Ġdra ught Ġof Ġ27 Ġfeet Ġ3 Ġinches Ġ( Ġ8 Ġ@ . @ Ġ3 Ġm Ġ) Ġ. ĠShe Ġdisplaced Ġ15 Ġ@ , @ Ġ200 Ġlong Ġtons Ġ( Ġ15 Ġ@ , @ Ġ400 Ġt Ġ) Ġat Ġnormal Ġload Ġ. ĠAs ahi Ġhad Ġa Ġcomplete Ġdouble Ġbottom Ġwith Ġ55 Ġwater tight Ġcomp artments Ġ. ĠHer Ġhull Ġwas Ġalso Ġsubdiv ided Ġinto Ġ223 Ġwater tight Ġcomp artments Ġ. ĠShe Ġwas Ġfitted Ġas Ġa Ġflagship Ġand Ġher Ġcrew Ġnumbered Ġabout Ġ7 73 Ġofficers Ġand Ġenlisted Ġmen Ġ, Ġincluding Ġthe Ġadm iral Ġ' s Ġstaff Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠThe Ġship Ġwas Ġpowered Ġby Ġtwo Ġvertical Ġtriple Ġ@ - @ Ġexpansion Ġsteam Ġengines Ġbuilt Ġby ĠHumph rys Ġ, ĠTenn ant Ġ, Ġeach Ġdriving Ġone Ġprope ller Ġ, Ġusing Ġsteam Ġgenerated Ġby Ġ25 ĠBellev ille Ġboil ers Ġat Ġa Ġworking Ġpressure Ġof Ġ17 Ġ@ . @ Ġ03 Ġbar Ġ( Ġ1 Ġ@ , @ Ġ7 03 Ġk Pa Ġ; Ġ247 Ġpsi Ġ) Ġ. ĠThe Ġengines Ġwere