Vernon Monument

Divers Gifts are pleased to announce we are working with The Vernon Minewarfare & Diving Monument,
(Registered Charity Number 1128677) to provide a range of exclusive gifts and apparel to its supporters.
A substantial contribution will be made to the Charity for all items purchased in this section.

If you don't see an item you are interested in please email sales@diversgifts.com
We regularly add new products and welcome suggestions and ideas.

Divers Gifts and Collectables has been trading for over 20 years
and is run by two former Royal Navy Clearance Divers.

The Vernon Minewarfare & Diving Monument Pewter Statuette - Divers Gifts

The Vernon Minewarfare & Diving Monument Pewter Statuette

The Vernon Minewarfare & Diving Monument Pewter Statuette

£629.95

This intricately detailed, scaled statuette is hand-crafted by skilled artisans in England.

Cast in fine pewter on a stainless steel textured plate representing water and mounted on a substantial wooden base. This stunning piece of art faithfully represents the Vernon Minewarfare & Diving Monument at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth, UK, the former location of HMS Vernon.

Base (Including base moulding) 370mm x 230mm - (14.5" x 9") (approx)
Height 250mm (9.75") (approx)
Weight 5Kg (11lbs) (approx)

Available to order for delivery now!

Shipping (tracked & insured) will be via Courier.

A substantial contribution is being made to the Vernon Monument Project charity for each of these sold.

HMS VERNON - HISTORY
Formerly the home to a range of specialist underwater warfare organisations, HMS VERNON provided a significant contribution to the defence of the nation for several centuries through the many skilled personnel who worked, trained and were based within her walls.

The two tonne, one-and-a-quarter life-size Vernon Monument stands in 1.2 metres of water in Pool B at Gunwharf Quays where it will be seen by a footfall of 8 million per year. The Monument commemorates the mine warfare & diving heritage of HMS VERNON and celebrates all those involved in mine warfare, be it mine design, mining, minesweeping and mine hunting, as well as service diving and naval bomb & mine disposal - past, present and future. It also acts as a fitting memorial to those who have died while engaged in such activities and is a monument to all who served in the establishment and its attached units.

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Founded in 2008, Project Vernon is the name of the charity that has designed, funded, constructed and installed the monument at the former HMS VERNON, in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Formerly the home to a range of specialist underwater warfare organisations, HMS VERNON provided a significant contribution to the defence of the nation for several centuries through the many skilled personnel who worked, trained and were based within her walls.

The two tonne, one-and-a-quarter life-size Vernon Monument stands in 1.2 metres of water in Pool B at Gunwharf Quays where it will be seen by a footfall of 8 million per year. The Monument commemorates the mine warfare & diving heritage of HMS VERNON and celebrates all those involved in mine warfare, be it mine design, mining, minesweeping and mine hunting, as well as service diving and naval bomb & mine disposal - past, present and future.

It also acts as a fitting memorial to those who have died while engaged in such activities and is a monument to all who served in the establishment and its attached units.

The design created by sculptor Mark Richards FRSS comprises a moored mine with two attendant Clearance Divers.

The British Mk 17 contact mine honours all those - past, present and future - involved in mine design, minelaying and mine disposal or serving in mine countermeasures vessels.

The two divers in Clearance Diving Breathing Apparatus honour all those - past, present and future - involved in naval and military diving as well as bomb and mine disposal.

The Vernon Minewarfare & Diving Monument Pewter Statuette

HMS VERNON - HISTORY
Formerly the home to a range of specialist underwater warfare organisations, HMS VERNON provided a significant contribution to the defence of the nation for several centuries through the many skilled personnel who worked, trained and were based within her walls.

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Print of a John Terry Sketch of a British Mk17 Mine sinker and a Diver dressed in CDBA

Print of a John Terry Sketch of a Diver dressed in Clearance Divers Breathing Apparatus

05A - Commemorative Challenge Coin for Project Vernon (Boxed)

The Vernon Minewarfare & Diving Monument Pewter Statuette

HMS VERNON - HISTORYFormerly the home to a range of specialist underwater warfare organisations, HMS VERNON provided a significant contribution to the defence of the nation for several centuries through the many skilled personnel who worked, trained and were based within her walls.

Store Items

Print of a John Terry Sketch of a British Mk17 Mine sinker and a Diver dressed in CDBA

Print of a John Terry Sketch of a Diver dressed in Clearance Divers Breathing Apparatus

05A - Commemorative Challenge Coin for Project Vernon (Boxed)

HMS VERNON - HISTORY
Formerly the home to a range of specialist underwater warfare organisations, HMS VERNON provided a significant contribution to the defence of the nation for several centuries through the many skilled personnel who worked, trained and were based within her walls.