Fusō (Japanese: 扶桑, a classical name for Japan) was the lead ship of the two Fusō-class dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched in 1914 and commissioned in 1915, she initially patrolled off the coast of China, playing no part in World War I. In 1923, she assisted survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake.

The Fusō-class battleships (扶桑型戦艦, Fusō-gata senkan) were a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) before World War I and completed during the war. Both patrolled briefly off the coast of China …

Built by Kure Naval Arsenal at Kure. Laid down March 11, 1912 as the lead ship Fusō-class battleship. Launched March 28, 1914 as Fusō the classical name for Japan. Also spelled Fuso in English sources. Commissioned November 8, 1915 in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).

Jan 10, 2019 · IJN Fuso colorized by Hirootoko JR. Her fate was sealed in the greatest air-naval battle of all time. In Leyte, or more exactly during the Battle of Surigao Strait on October 25, 1944, she was then under the command of Shōji Nishimura, under Rear Admiral Masami Ban, as part of Nishimura’s Southern Force. She departed from Brunei and headed ...

Feb 1, 2010 · FUSO is tasked with the night bombardment of Allied positions on the south coast of Biak simultaneously with the counterlanding of IJA troops. 3 June 1944: Around the noon, the "Kon" troop movement is detected by a Seventh Fleet B-24 "Liberator" aircraft.

Aug 24, 2022 · Created for the Imperial Japanese Navy, Fusō was an impressive battleship. However, when she was sunk during WWII, only 10 crewmen survived.

IJN battleship Fuso, c. 1920. “The Fuso -class battleships, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s first super-dreadnoughts and the first to be designed and built entirely in Japan, were iconic battleships, with towering pagoda-style bridge structures – a record 144-feet above the waterline – that were added during major reconstruction and ...

Fuso was attacked by SB2C diving bombers from US carriers Enterprise and Franklin (1 hit of 454kg bomb) 24.10.1944, and was hit by 1 or 2 torpedoes from US destroyer Melvin day after. She has blown up and broken apart, both parts some time were afloat.

The Fuso class were the first ships in the Japanese Imperial Navy to be rebuilt to accomindate oil-burning boilers, which allowed for a minimal increase in speed and independence from coal.

IJN Fuso and IJN Yamashiro. Fuso and Yamashiro were the only two Japanese battleships at the Battle of Surigao Strait, the southernmost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and both were lost in the early hours of 25 October 1944 to torpedoes and naval gunfire.