 To improve her stability , Sagami 's forward fighting top was removed . The bow six @-@ inch gun was also removed and all of her light guns were replaced by 20 QF 12 @-@ pounder 12 cwt guns . Two above @-@ water 18 @-@ inch torpedo tubes replaced her original torpedo armament and her crew now numbered 791 officers and enlisted men . She was one of the reception ships when the American Great White Fleet visited Japan in late 1908 and was often used as an " enemy " ship during the annual fleet maneuvers . Sagami was reclassified as a 1st @-@ class coastal defense ship on 28 August 1912 . 
