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| Statue temporarily stored at the Fort Lauderdale Fire Museum |
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| Awaiting delivery to Esplanade Park |
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| Awaiting delivery to Esplanade Park |
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| Installation 08 Sep |
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| Installation at Esplanade Park 08 Sept |
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| Installation at Esplanade Park 08 Sept |
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| Installation at Esplanade Park 08 Sept |
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| Installation at Esplanade Park 08 Sept |
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| Dolph and Patricia Du Mont |
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| Installation at Esplanade Park 08 Sept |
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| Installation at Esplanade Park 08 Sept |
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| Installation at Esplanade Park 08 Sept |
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| Lone Sailor Project Committee and crew at installation |
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| Committee and Crew |
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| ''The Lone Sailor'' consists of two pieces: The sailor himself and his cleat and bag. |
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| Lone Sailor Project Committee: Gary Pirtle, Patricia and Dolph Du Mont, Jack Parks, Nick DiNunzio |
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| Lone Sailor Project Committee: Gary Pirtle, Patricia and Dolph Du Mont, Jack Parks, Nick DiNunzio |
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| Patricia and Dolph Du Mont |
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| Installation, 08 Sept 2006 |
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| Installation, 08 Sept 2006 |
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| Installation at Esplanade Park 08 Sept |
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| Congressman George C Wortley, Chairman, Mary Minnet, Tom King |
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| The Lone Sailor site is available for use by all services, veterans' organizations, and civic groups for appropriate special events, ceremonies and patriotic services. |
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| The bronze statue is the creation of Stanley Bleifeld, the U.S. Navy Memorial's official sculptor |
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| The Sailor stands 7 feet tall and weighs in at about 1000 pounds. His seabag and cleat weigh about 700 lbs |
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| As part of the casting process, the bronze for the Lone Sailor was mixed with artifacts from eight U.S. Navy ships provided by the curator for the Navy in the Naval Historical Center at the Washington Navy Yard. |
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| Standing watch over the New River |
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