Foreign vessels have also visited the city over the years, including a historic trip by US aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman back in 2018.
We have had a look back through our picture archive, and Getty Images, to find some historic pictures of Royal Navy and foreign aircraft carriers visiting Portsmouth over the years.
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5. USS Harry S. Truman
Sightseers take photographs of the US warship USS Harry S. Truman, anchored in the Solent on October 8, 2018 near Portsmouth. Photo: The News archive
6. HMS Courageous
HMS Courageous entering Portsmouth Harbour in 1939 Photo: The News archive
7. Aircraft carriers in Portsmouth
Portsmouth harbour entrance with an aircraft carrier somewhere between 1937 - 1940 Photo: The News archive
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