tsuːʃˈiːmə wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðə ɹˈʌsoʊdʒˌæpənˈiːz wˈɔːɹ, bˌʌt ʃiː wʌz pɹˈɛzənt wɪððə fˈoːɹθ dɪtˈætʃmənt ʌvðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz sˈɛkənd flˈiːt ænd pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə ʃˈoːɹ bəmbˈɑːɹdmənt ʌv ɹˈʌʃən pəzˈɪʃənz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv pˈoːɹt ˈɑːɹθɚɹ ˌɔn nˈaɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
Tsushima was commissioned during the middle of the Russo-Japanese War, but she was present with the 4th Detachment of the Japanese 2nd Fleet and participated in the shore bombardment of Russian positions during the Battle of Port Arthur on 9 March 1904.