HMS Revenge was the lead ship of the Revenge class of battleship, the ninth to bear the name. She was launched during WWI in 1915. Though the class is often referred to as the Royal Sovereign class, official documents of 1914–1918 refer to the class as the Revenge class. She was commissioned in 1916 and was present at the Battle of Jutland, where she was under the command of Captain Kiddle. She served in the powerful 1st Battle Squadron flying the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney.

The day before the Grand Fleet departed their base to confront the surrendering German High Seas Fleet, a visit was made to the battleship by senior members of the Royal Family: King George V, Queen Mary and Edward, Prince of Wales. 

At the outbreak of WWII Revenge undertook vital convoy duties including the escort of a convoy carrying the Australian 9th Divisioh back to their country in February 1943 to allow them to take part in the Pacific theatre.

In March 1942, after a refit, Revenge was assigned to the Eastern Fleet as part of the 3rd Battle Squadron based first at Colombo.

In October 1943 she was withdrawn from operational service and placed in Reserve status.  Winston Churchill, however, remarked that the battleship should be put to better use and so Churchill embarked aboard Revenge, sailing to Malta as a leg of the journey to the Tehran Conference.

She survived the war and on 8 March 1948 she was placed on the disposal list