Present Day
Today, only the deteriorated and rusted iron hull of Protector remains, which is clearly visible from Heron Island as a breakwater in position 23°26′34″S 151°54′32″E / 23.4428°S 151.909°E / -23.4428; 151.909Coordinates: 23°26′34″S 151°54′32″E / 23.4428°S 151.909°E / -23.4428; 151.909. The wreck can also be reached by walking at low tide. The reef around the wreck provides good diving and snorkeling at high tide.
Protector's stern 6-inch (150 mm) breech-loading gun mounting was located at Semaphore's foreshore, a historic seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, for many years. It is now located a short distance away outside TS Adelaide at the Birkenhead Naval Depot in Birkenhead, South Australia. A 4-inch (100 mm) QF gun from Protector is on display outside the Elizabeth and Salisbury Navy Club in Elizabeth, South Australia. The ship's wheel is on display at the Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre in Sydney.
Following an overhaul of the RAN battle honours system, completed in March 2010, Protector was retroactively awarded the honours "China 1900" and "Rabaul 1914".
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