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.
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.