 Both ships were transferred to Battleship Division 2 of the 2nd Fleet on 10 September . Yamashiro and Fusō alternated in the role of division flagship under Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura . They departed Kure on 23 September for Lingga Island , carrying the Army 's 25th Independent Mixed Regiment , and escaped an attack by the submarine USS Plaice the next day . They arrived on 4 October , then transferred to Brunei to offload their toops and refuel in preparation for Operation Shō @-@ Gō , the attempt to destroy the American fleet conducting the invasion of Luzon . 
