0 ▁April . ▁After ▁ref u elling ▁in ▁Alexand ria ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April , ▁H ast y ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Greece ▁to ▁begin ▁ev acu ating ▁British ▁and ▁Australian ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁be aches . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May , ▁the ▁ship ▁again ▁esc orted ▁the ▁capital ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et ▁as ▁they ▁covered ▁another ▁con voy ▁from ▁Alexand ria ▁to ▁Mal ta . ▁H ast y ▁esc orted ▁the ▁light ▁cru is ers ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁as ▁they ▁intercept ed ▁a ▁German ▁con voy ▁attempting ▁to ▁land ▁troops ▁on ▁Cre te ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 1 / 2 2 ▁May . ▁The ▁ship ▁ev acu ated ▁British ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁troops ▁from ▁Cre te ▁in ▁late ▁May . ▁ ▁H ast y ▁bomb arded ▁V ich y ▁French ▁positions ▁in ▁Leb anon ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁during ▁the ▁Sy ria - L eb anon ▁Camp aign , ▁and ▁then ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁esc ort ing ▁con vo ys ▁to ▁Tob ru k . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁she ▁was ▁esc ort ing ▁the ▁capital ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et ▁when ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁Bar ham ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁and ▁s unk ▁by ▁. ▁While ▁esc ort ing ▁a ▁con voy , ▁H ast y ▁and ▁her ▁sister , ▁, ▁s ank ▁ ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁north ▁of ▁S oll um . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁ship