Japanese hospital ship ASAHI MARU landing injured people from the South Chinese front at Sibawa-Tokyo. History Name: 1914: SS Dante Alighieri, 1928: Asahi Maru Namesake: Dante Alighieri Owner: 1914: Transatlantica Italiana 1928: NYK Line Route: 1914–1927: Genoa–Palermo–New York Builder: Società E