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.
17. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Still & West on Old Portsmouth's front in 1980. The News PP5032 Photo: The News archive
18. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Queen Elizabeth II was given so many posies that a policewoman was needed to help carry them to the royal car during a visit to Portsmouth in 1980. The News PP5126 Photo: The News archive
19. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Mayfield Grammar School, North End, Portsmouth in 1980. Mayfield School, as it is now known, looks totally different today and is now an all-three school for all year groups The News PP4984 Photo: The News archive
20. Portsmouth in the 1980s
The HMS Invincible returns to Portsmouth, carrying British troops home from the Falklands War, 17th September 1982. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive