"Revenge" was declared ready for service on 5 November 1914, and was assigned to the Channel Fleet's new 6th Battle Squadron along with the battleships "Albemarle", , , , and .Plans for the squadron to participate in an attack on German submarine bases were cancelled due to bad weather on 14 November 1914, and instead "Revenge" and the battleship departed Dover, England, for Dunkirk, France.