Fuso and her sister Yamashiro were dreadnoughts of First World War vintage, rebuilt in the 1930s with distinctive tower-like pagoda masts but left obsolescent by the naval air power that made the rest of the war's battles. Both were sunk together in the Battle of Surigao Strait during Leyte Gulf, the last time battleships fought each other in a gunline action.
Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Fusō undergoing post-reconstruction trials.Unknown, assumed official photographer as this a high-quality photo unlikely to be taken by an amateur and the IJN sever · Public domain · sourceJapanese Battleship Fuso. View of after 14 inch guns.Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · sourceImperial Japanese Navy battleship Fusō (foreground) under air attack by United States Navy carrier aircraft hours before the Battle of Surigao Strait during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Fusō was damaged by several bomb hitsUnited States Navy · Public domain · source
