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.
33. Portsmouth in the 1980s
HMS Hermes, the aircraft carrier, returns from the Falklands in 1982. The News PP4829 Photo: The News archive
34. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Alexander McKee set out for the Spithead site of The Mary Rose in 1982 Photo: The News archive
35. Ships return from the Falklands
HMS Bristol returning from the Falkland Islands, Spetember 1982. Picture ref: 823247-4 Photo: Portsmouth in the 1980s
36. Portsmouth in the 1980s
HMS Hermes returns to Portsmouth from the Falklands in July 1982. The News PP624 Photo: The News archive