▁esc orted ▁Con vo ys ▁M F . 3 ▁and ▁M F . 4 ▁from ▁Alexand ria ▁to ▁Mal ta , ▁but ▁was ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁covering ▁force ▁for ▁Con voy ▁M F . 5 ▁in ▁mid - F ebru ary . ▁She ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁H ast y ▁was ▁esc ort ing ▁the ▁mer ch ants ▁ships ▁of ▁Con voy ▁M W . 1 0 ▁when ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sir te ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March , ▁but ▁def ended ▁the ▁con voy ▁against ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁three ▁cru is ers ▁by ▁threaten ing ▁tor ped o ▁attacks ▁from ▁under ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁a ▁severe ▁storm ▁and ▁a ▁smoke ▁screen . ▁H ast y ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁E - Bo at ▁S - 5 5 ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Ober le ut nant ▁zur ▁See ▁Hor st ▁We ber ▁as ▁she ▁covered ▁a ▁large ▁con voy ▁to ▁Mal ta ▁during ▁Operation ▁V ig orous , ▁killing ▁ 1 3 ▁men . ▁The ▁tor ped o ▁ble w ▁off ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁bow ▁structure ▁and ▁both ▁bo iler ▁rooms ▁started ▁to ▁flo od . ▁Hot sp ur ▁took ▁off ▁her ▁crew ▁and ▁sc utt led ▁her ▁with ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁during ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : G ▁and ▁H - class