The campaign to design, construct and install a monument, dedicated to the naval and military heritage of HMS Vernon, in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Graphic Impression of the Vernon Monument in Situ The fourteen-ton stone, bronze and steel structure will incorporate the dynamic above-water creation of renowned sculptor Les Johnson FRBS. It depicts a Royal Navy Clearance Diver in typical diving equipment (CDBA – a derivative of the Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus (DSEA) used from