Zvikepe zviviri, zvakachinjwa zita uye zviri mubasa reBritain, zvakagoverwa kuHome Fleet uye ipapo Channel Fleet; zvose zviri zviviri zvikepe zvakatumirwa kuMediterranean Fleet muna 1909, zvichiramba zviripo kusvikira muna 1912. "Swiftsure" yakava ngarava huru yeEast Indies Station muna 1913 uye "Triumph" yakatumirwa kuChina Station gore iroro. "Swiftsure" yaiperekedza ngarava dzehondo muIndian Ocean pakutanga kwehondo, nepo "Triumph" yakabatana nekutsvaga kweEast Asia Squadron ndokuzotora chikamu muKukombwa kweTsingtao
. Zvose zviri zviviri zvikepe zvakachinjirwa kuDardanelles mushandirapamwe muna 1915, uye "Triumph" yakanyudzwa uye yakanyudzwa ne "U-21" mazuva maviri pamberi pekupedzisira yakanyurawo "Majestic". "Swiftsure" yakadzorerwa ku9th Cruiser Squadron mukuvamba kwa1916 nokuda kwemabasa emotokari muAtlantic isati yabhadharwa muna 1917 kusunungura vashandi vezvikepe zvinorwisa zvikepe. Iye pakupedzisira akaparadzwa muna 1920.