 Fusō was commissioned on 8 November 1915 and assigned to the 1st Division of the 1st Fleet on 13 December . 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 served as the flagship of the 1st Division during 1917 and 1918 , and patrolled off the coast of China during that time . The ship aided survivors of the Great Kanto Earthquake between 9 and 22 September 1923 . In the 1920s , Fusō conducted training off the coast of China and was often placed in reserve . After assignment as a training ship in 1936 and 1937 , she briefly operated in Chinese waters in early 1939 . 
