▁had ▁three ▁ 8   cm / 4 0 ▁ 3 rd ▁Year ▁Type ▁AA ▁guns . ▁In ▁addition ▁her ▁bo ilers ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁six ▁Y arrow ▁bo ilers ▁with ▁an ▁output ▁of ▁only ▁ ▁which ▁reduced ▁her ▁top ▁speed ▁to ▁. ▁She ▁now ▁carried ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁fuel ▁oil . ▁Her ▁crew ▁now ▁number ed ▁ 7 2 6 ▁officers ▁and ▁en list ed ▁men . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁training ▁cru ises , ▁usually ▁at ▁two - year ▁intervals , ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁that ▁took ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁among ▁other ▁places . ▁One ▁of ▁her ▁cad ets ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 – 2 6 ▁cru ise ▁was ▁Prince ▁Hir on ob u ▁F ush imi . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁ship ▁esc orted ▁Emperor ▁H iro h ito ▁during ▁an ▁Imperial ▁fleet ▁review ▁in ▁Y ok oh ama ▁har bor . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁training ▁voy ages ▁became ▁annual ▁events , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁until ▁they ▁ceased ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁I w ate ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Support ▁Fle et ▁from ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Despite ▁her ▁anti qu ated ▁age , ▁she ▁was ▁briefly ▁re - class