ˈæftɚ ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn, swˈɪftʒɚɹ ɛskˈɔːɹɾᵻd tɹˈuːp kˈɑːnvɔɪz ɪnðɪ ˈɪndiən ˈoʊʃən ʌntˈɪl ʃiː wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə sˈuːɪz kənˈæl pɐtɹˈoʊl ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ.
After the beginning of World War I in August 1914, Swiftsure escorted troop convoys in the Indian Ocean until she was transferred to the Suez Canal Patrol in December.