swˈɪftʒɚ dʒˈɔɪnd ðə hˈoʊm flˈiːt ˌɔn kəmˈɪʃənɪŋ ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd tə ðɪ ˈiːstɚn flˈiːt wˈɛɹ, ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ʃiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ jˈuːnɪt ʌvðə nˈuːli fˈɔːɹmd bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pɐsˈɪfɪk flˈiːt.
Swiftsure joined the Home Fleet on commissioning and in 1944 was assigned to the Eastern Fleet where, in November 1944, she became a unit of the newly formed British Pacific Fleet.