ðɪ ˈædmɚɹəlɾi kənsˈɪdɚd swˈɪftʒɚ wˈʌn ʌv ɪts fjˈuː mˈɑːdɚn ænd mˈɑːdɚnˌaɪzd kɹˈuːzɚ hˈʌlz ænd ˈiːvən kənsˈɪdɚd kəmplˈiːtli flˈæt dˈɛkɪŋ ðə kɹˈuːzɚ tə kˈæɹi tˈɛn twˈɛlv hˈɛlɪkˌɑːptɚz, ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd tə kˈɔst ɐ pɹəhˈɪbᵻtˌɪv pˈaʊnd sˈɛvən mˈɪliən pˈaʊndz ænd ˈʌðɚ mˈoːɹ lˈɪmɪɾᵻd kənvˈɜːʒənz ɹᵻmˈuːvɪŋ ðə wˈaɪ sˈɪksˈɪntʃ tˈɜːɹɪt ænd ɹᵻtˈeɪnɪŋ dʒˈʌst ðə fˈɔːɹwɚd ˌɛmkˈeɪ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː tˈɜːɹɪt, bˌʌt ʃiː wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli sˈoʊld, ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ æt ðɪ ɪnvˈɜːkiːθɪŋ jˈɑːɹd ʌv θˈoʊz.
The Admiralty considered Swiftsure one of its few modern and modernised cruiser hulls and even considered completely flat decking the cruiser to carry 10–12 helicopters, estimated to cost a prohibitive £7 million pounds and other more limited conversions removing the Y 6-inch turret and retaining just the forward Mk 23 turret, but she was eventually sold, arriving at the Inverkeithing yard of Thos.