Complex sentence: The ship began conversion into a troop transport there in 1917 and the work was finished in Taranto early the next year; she was recommissioned with the new name of "Zenson" on 4 April 1918.
Split into simpler sentences: The ship began conversion into a troop transport there in 1917. The work was finished in Taranto early the next year; she was recommissioned with the new name of "Zenson" on 4 April 1918.