Swiftsure was assigned to convoy escort duties in the Atlantic from early 1916 until she was paid off in April 1917 to provide crews for anti-submarine vessels.
swˈɪftʒɚ wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd tə kˈɑːnvɔɪ ˈɛskɔːɹt dˈuːɾiz ɪnðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk fɹʌm ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ʌntˈɪl ʃiː wʌz pˈeɪd ˈɔf ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn tə pɹəvˈaɪd kɹˈuːz fɔːɹ ˈæntaɪsˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn vˈɛsəlz.