ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ, tsuːʃˈiːmə wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz flˈiːt pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən ɪn saɪbˈiəɹɪə tə hˈɛlp ðə wˈaɪt ɹˈʌʃən fˈoːɹsᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə bˈɑːlʃɪvˌɪks ɪnðə ɹˈʌʃən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ baɪ kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ðə lˈændɪŋz ʌv dʒˌæpənˈiːz tɹˈuːps ɪn vlˈædɪvˌɑːstɑːk.
After the end of World War I, Tsushima was part of the Japanese fleet participating in the Japanese intervention in Siberia to help the White Russian forces against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War by covering the landings of Japanese troops in Vladivostok.