The wreck of the Mary Rose was discovered in 1971 and was raised on October 11 1982 by the Mary Rose Trust. The surviving section of the ship and thousands of recovered artefacts now sit in The Mary Rose Museum for us all to see.
Port Solent as we know it today was also created as well as the Pyramids in Southsea.
And Royal Navy families celebrated the return of their loved ones after the Falklands War in 1982.
37. Ships return from the Falklands
HMS Intrepid returns to Portsmouth from the Falklands in July 1982. The News PP691 Photo: The News archive
38. Ships return from the Falklands
Entering the harbour is HMS Invincible getting a warm welcome back from the Falklands in 1982. The News PP4870 Photo: The News archive
39. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Lifting underway. The raising of The Mary Rose in 1982 Photo: The News archive
40. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Leyland Atlantean saloon 192, an extremely rare bus, on Fratton Bridge pictured in 1981 down Fratton Road. This was one of only 14 buses like this in the country. Photo: -