 Fusō was assigned to the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy at Etajima , Hiroshima , for use as a training ship between 15 November 1942 and 15 January 1943 . On 8 June , she rescued 353 survivors from Mutsu when that ship exploded at Hashirajima . After carrying supplies to Truk Naval Base in August , Fusō made for Eniwetok two months later to be in a position to intercept an anticipated attack , returning to Truk on October 26 . She arrived on 21 February at Lingga Island , and was employed there as a training ship , before refitting at Singapore between 13 and 27 April and returning to Lingga . She was transferred to Tawi @-@ Tawi on 11 May , and provided cover for the abortive attempts to reinforce Biak Island at the end of the month . Fusō sailed to Tarakan Island off Borneo to refuel in early July before returning to Japan , escaping an attack by the submarine USS Pomfret . She was refitted in early August at Kure . 
