On the evening of 26 April, "Diamond" was in the Argolic Gulf with three light cruisers, three other destroyers and two troopships. The force began evacuating British, Australian and New Zealand troops from Nauplia. The cruisers and and destroyers and embarked nearly 2,500 troops and, at 03:00 the next morning, "Calcutta" ordered the evacuation force to sail. One of the troop ships, the Dutch ocean liner , disobeyed and continued to embark troops. "Slamat" embarked 500 troops before she eventually obeyed orders at 04:15, and the convoy sailed for Crete.