[8] The ship's legacy includes the naming of the town (and later city) St Kilda by Superintendent (later Lieutenant-Governor) Charles Joseph La Trobe.

There is a mural of the Lady of St Kilda on the Sandringham railway line overpass at Balaclava station commissioned by the City of Port Phillip.

[11] His father, Ruv Nemirovsky, a sculptor, helped him design and mould the metal sculptures in a factory and they were then brought to St Kilda.

The budget was tight and Alex gratefully received the aid of his brother-in-law, Constantine Kozelsky, who helped weld and cut the metal in the workshop.

Despite its huge popularity, a 2006 art installation by a different artist, depicting a mock shipwreck at St Kilda Main Beach was later disassembled by the City of Port Phillip because of public safety concerns despite calls to keep it.