Fuso

Fusō-class battleships (扶桑型戦艦) were built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the years of 1912 to 1917. They were built to compete in the ongoing naval arms race happening at the time. 

Fusō-class battleships served between the years of 1915 to 1944

Preceded by:  Kawachi class

Succeeded by: Ise class

Fusō launched on 28 March 1914. She was commissioned on 8 November 1915 and assigned to the 1st Division, of the 1st Fleet on 13 December under the command of Captain Kōzō Satō. The ship did not take part in any combat during World War I, as there were no longer any forces of the Central Powers in Asia by the time she was completed; she patrolled off the coast of China during that time.