 The wreck lies upside down in 223 feet ( 68 m ) of water at 3 ° 33 ′ 36 ″ N 104 ° 28 ′ 42 ″ E. A Royal Navy White Ensign attached to a line on a buoy tied to a propeller shaft is periodically renewed . The wreck site was designated a ' Protected Place ' in 2001 under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 , just prior to the 60th anniversary of her sinking . The ship 's bell was manually raised in 2002 by British technical divers with the permission of the Ministry of Defence and blessing of the Force Z Survivors Association . It was restored , then presented for permanent display by First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff , Admiral Sir Alan West , to the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool . It is currently traditional for every passing Royal Navy ship to perform a remembrance service over the site of the wrecks . 
