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.
29. Portsmouth in the 1980s
A sailor from HMS Glasgow with his friends and family on returning from the Falklands Photo: The News archive
30. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Lawnmower drivers race against each other during the Portsmouth Lawnmower Grand Prix, held at St James Hospital, Milton on July 27 1980. The News PP3706 Photo: The news archive
31. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Celebrations as HMS Glamorgan returned from the Falklands in 1982 Photo: The News archive
32. Royal Navy Flagship The Mary Rose raising and artefacts
The then Prince Charles at the raising of the Mary Rose from the Solent in 1982 Photo: The News archive