swˈɪftʒɚ lˈɛft ðə dˌɑːɹdeɪnˈɛlz ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn, dᵻpˈɑːɹɾɪŋ kˈɛfeɪl ˌɔn sˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn fɔːɹ dʒɪbɹˈɔltɚ, wˌɛɹ ʃiː wʌz ɐtˈætʃt tə ðə nˈaɪnθ kɹˈuːzɚ skwˈɑːdɹən fɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪs ɔnðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk pɐtɹˈoʊl ænd kˈɑːnvɔɪ ˈɛskɔːɹt dˈuːɾi ɪnðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk.
Swiftsure left the Dardanelles in February 1916, departing Kephale on 7 February 1916 for Gibraltar, where she was attached to the 9th Cruiser Squadron for service on the Atlantic Patrol and convoy escort duty in the Atlantic.