▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁ship ▁esc orted ▁the ▁con voy ▁that ▁ev acu ated ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁troops ▁from ▁N ams os ▁in ▁early ▁May . ▁ ▁H ast y ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May , ▁and ▁the ▁ship ▁esc orted ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁three ▁British ▁cru is ers ▁as ▁they ▁bomb arded ▁B ard ia ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 0 / 2 1 ▁June . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁July ▁H ast y ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cal ab ria ▁as ▁an ▁esc ort ▁for ▁the ▁heavy ▁ships ▁of ▁Force ▁C ▁and ▁un success fully ▁engaged ▁Italian ▁destroy ers ▁and ▁suffered ▁no ▁damage . ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cape ▁Sp ada ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July , ▁the ▁ship ▁esc orted ▁Australian ▁light ▁cru iser ▁ ▁and ▁res cu ed ▁some ▁ 5 2 5 ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁esc ort ing ▁destroy ers . ▁H ast y ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁ ▁s ank ▁the ▁ ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Egypt ▁and ▁res cu ed ▁ 4 7 ▁surv iv ors ▁between ▁them . ▁The ▁ship ▁esc orted ▁the ▁car rier ▁ ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tar anto ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 1 / 1 2 ▁November . ▁During ▁the ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁Val ona , ▁Alban ia , ▁on ▁the ▁night