Kammala wannan jumla: "Fuso Maru" ya shiga a matsayin dakarun soji a Operation "E",
Harin Japan na Malaya ya fara ne a ranar 13 ga Disamba, 1941. A ƙarshen Disamba 1941, an sake shi a matsayin jirgin asibiti. Wataƙila an cire makaman ne saboda haramcin ƙasa da ƙasa game da jiragen ruwa na asibiti da ke ɗauke da makamai, kuma an fentin shi da fari tare da kore mai kwance da jan gicciye a gefensa da kuma funnel.