Memorial

Vernon Mine Warfare and Diving Monument

View looking north

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Current Location

Canalside, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3TZ, England

OS Grid Reference

SZ 63114 99862

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Sculpture
WMR Reference Number: 94911
Description: Bronze monument consisting of a moored mine and two divers in Clearance Diving Breathing Apparatus. The monument is installed in a seawater pool at Gunwharf Quays, the site of the old HMS Vernon. Two information boards are attached to railings on two sides of the pool.
Inscription: (Two information boards attached to railings on two sides of the pool)

Commemoration

War: Non-Specific Conflict

History

Maker(s): Mark Richards FRSS, Sculptor
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Project Vernon, a registered charity, fundraised to install the monument at Gunwharf Quays.
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: £250,000

Ceremonies

Unveiled

17 March 2020

Cdr David Sandiford (Vernon Monument's Project Manager), Cdre Jeremy Bailey (Commander of HMNB Portsmouth), members of the Portsmouth-based Fleet Diving Squadron

Conservation

Components

Sculpture

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Further Information

Link listed on one of the information boards: https://www.vernonlink.uk
Further information about the monument: https://www.vernon-monument.org.uk
https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/issue_may_2020_62db0f6ae12444. May 2020 Page 25.