Included in this selection are two submarines from Chile docked at Portsmouth harbour back in 1929. The 'Lamotte Piquet' of the French Navy on a visit to Portsmouth in 1927, the launch of HMS Orion in 1910, men testing the portholes of the 'Victoria and Albert' with a hose in 1925, riggers at work on Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory in 1934 and HMS Queen Elizabeth being launched in 1913.
5. Docks and harbour memories
November 1929: Two Submarines from Chile docked at Portsmouth harbour. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
6. Docks and harbour memories
28th August 1933: The unaccustomed sight of a Chinese junk in a Hampshire harbour, during a rehearsal for Portsmouth Navy Week. (Photo by PNA Rota/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
7. Docks and harbour memories
A horsedrawn cart owned by Chaplin & Co, carriers for the South Western Railway, at Portsmouth, circa 1900. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
8. Docks and harbour memories
Launch of HMS Orion, 1910.
H.M.S. Orion was one of eight armoured vessels authorised in 1909 and one of four Orion Class Battleships and was built at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard. She was laid down on 29 November 1909 and launched on 20 August 1910. Photo: The News archive