"Asakaze" was launched at Mitsubishi's shipyard in Nagasaki on 28 October 1905 and completed on 24 February 1906. The ship saw service in World War I and participated in the Siberian Expedition. She was converted into a minesweeper on 1 December 1924 and was decommissioned on 1 April 1928, although "Asakaze" remained in use until 31 January 1929. She was sunk as a target by the battlecruisers and on 1 August.