It was decommissioned in April 1996 and was later transformed into Gunwharf Quays.
Parts of HMS Vernon are still standing, including the famous gates – which now lead into the shopping centre.
Why not take a trip down memory lane and look through our gallery of retro photos from HMS Vernon.
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13. HMS Vernon
HMS Vernon now Gunwharf Quays. Amazing to think that HMS Vernon was still in situ in the mid 1990's as seen in this picture sent in by Dave Roberts. Photo: The News archive
14. HMS Vernon
Two members of the Portsmouth and Medway Clearance Diving Team at HMS Vernon with the 250lb German bomb which was dredged up at Albert Johnson Quay. On the left LS(D) M O'Learey with some of the high explosive content of the bomb and AB C Carr with the fuse Photo: The News archive
15. HMS Vernon
We believe this is the line from Portsmouth Harbour station into HMS Vernon, Gunwharf. Photo: The News archive
16. HMS Vernon
Here we see a photo taken inside Gunwharf years before it became a residential site. The building to the rear still stands as apartments and a studio. The massive guns and implements to the rear show what the location was used for before becoming HMS Vernon. Photo: The News archive