The Battleship Fuso was laid down at Kure on 11 March 1912, launched on
28 March 1914, and joined the Navy on 8 November 1915. He was the second
battleship bearing the name "Fuso" and he participated in the
Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese war. The battleship Fuso was enrolled
in the 1st division of the linear ships of the First fleet. Japan at
this time was involved in the First World War, but the ship was tested
and trained for combat in peacetime. The first long-range voyage of the
new battleship was in Chinese waters in April 1917.