Hms Electra Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Status historic
Hms electra Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		6 35.58 S,112 9.12 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: -6.593000
  • Longitude: 112.152000
Water Depth 45 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Mean Lower Low Water
Name HMS ELECTRA
Type destroyer
Flag GB
Length 100.3 m
Width 10.1 m
Draught 2.6
Sonar Length 70
Orientation 225
Tonnage 1375
Tonnage Type gross
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Feb 27, 1942
Original Detection Year 2004
Last Detection Year 2025
Original Source diver
Last Amended Date May 14, 2025

Surveying Details

8.5.08 WK LIES IN 0635.580S, 11209.120E [WGD]. LIES ON ITS PORT SIDE WITH SOME 40-50MTRS OVER. BOWS N. HEAVILY ENSHROUDED WITH NETS BUT TORPEDO TUBES ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE WHICH CASTS NO DOUBT ON THE IDENTITY. (VIDAR SKOGLIE, VIA NAVAL HERITAGE, EMAIL DTD 8.5.08). CINC REQUESTED FOR IDENTITY AND POSN. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. SEP 2008/000059468 18.7.08 WK OF HMS ELECTRA IN 0635.580S, 11209.120E [WGD]. (INDONESIAN NM 25/218/08). INS NDW. BR STD. 5.3.12 CINC DELETED. WK NAMED IN INDONESIAN NM. SEP 2011/000235858 5.2.12 SHOWN AS DW IN 0635.765S, 11209.065E [WGD] ON INDONESIAN 70A [12.2011 EDN, 1:500,000]. AMEND DW IN PREVIOUS DIVED POSN. - NM 1474/12. 7.3.17 WRECK SITE EXAM'D 9.11.16: M/B SURVEY OF WRECK SITE REVEALED THE WK INTACT IN 0635.869S, 11209.117E. SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF WK VISIBLE IN M/B DATA. DIVING OPERATIONS SHOW WK ON HER PORT SIDE, PROPELLERS REMOVED, AFT DECKHOUSE AND GUNS ENCASED IN NETTING. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FWD STRUCTURE WAS SEEN AND THE BOW WAS SEPARTED FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE BY A SHORT DISTANCE, NOT SEEN ON SSS IMAGE. (WK REPORT BY LT CDR (RANR) ANDREW FOCK, 2016). FOR FILING ONLY.

Circumstances of loss

BUILT IN 1934 BY HAWTHORN, LESLIE. 3-DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 36000 SHP FOR 36 KNOTS. FOUR 4.7 INCH, 6 SMALLER GUNS, 8 TORPEDO TUBES. FORMED ONE OF A FORCE OF CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS UNDER REAR ADMIRAL DOORMAN, RNLN, ENGAGED IN REPELLING A JAPANESE LANDING IN THE DUTCH EAST INDIES. THE FORCE COMPRISED: HMS EXETER, DUTCH CRUISERS DE RUYTER, 6450 TONS, SEVEN 5.9 INCH GUNS (FLAGSHIP) AND JAVA, 6670 TONS, TEN 5.9 INCH GUNS, US HEAVY CRUISER HOUSTON, 9050 TONS, NINE 8 INCH GUNS AND THE DUTCH DESTROYER KORTENAER WITH THE BRITISH DESTROYERS ELECTRA, ENCOUNTER AND JUPITER. THE JAPANESE FORCE CONSISTED OF CRUISERS NATI AND HAGURO, 10000 TONS, TEN 8 INCH GUNS, TWO LIGHTER CRUISERS AND ABOUT A DOZEN DESTROYERS. LOST ON THE FIRST AFTERNOON OF A HOT ENGAGEMENT. 54 SURVIVORS OF A COMPLEMENT OF 145 WERE RECOVERED THE FOLLOWING DAY BY AN AMERICAN SUBMARINE WHICH TRANSFERRED THEM TO A DUTCH MINESWEEPER. THEY REACHED AUSTRALIA SAFELY. (DODS).

General Comments

Reported 2017. Restricted Area - No fishing, diving, anchoring

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 6 35.58 S,112 9.12 E
Hms Electra on Wreck Map Hms Electra Wreck on Google Map

More Destroyer Wrecks:

Nearby Wrecks:

FAQ

Where is the HMS ELECTRA wreck located?

The HMS ELECTRA wreck is located at coordinates 6 35.58 S,112 9.12 E.

How deep is the seabed around the HMS ELECTRA?

The seabed around the HMS ELECTRA lies at approximately 45 meters deep.

When did the HMS ELECTRA sink?

The HMS ELECTRA sank on Feb 27, 1942.

When was the wreck of the HMS ELECTRA discovered?

The wreck of the HMS ELECTRA was discovered in 2004.

What country did the HMS ELECTRA belong to?

The HMS ELECTRA belonged to GB.

What was the tonnage of the HMS ELECTRA?

The HMS ELECTRA had a tonnage of 1375 tons.

What type of wreck is the HMS ELECTRA?

The HMS ELECTRA is classified as a destroyer.

Back to Wrecks