The International Festival of the Sea was held at Portsmouth Naval Base between June 30 and July 3, and was the fifth in a series of similar festivals held in the UK since 1996.
Royal Navy enthusiasts could walk around the naval base and go onboard visiting vessels, including many belonging to the navy.
As part of the festival people could also see parts of the Type 45 destroyers, HMS Dauntless and HMS Daring, being constructed on site.
Here is a selection of photos from the event – did you go along to the festival?
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1. International Festival of the Sea 2005
Enjoying the view! Hundreds of members of the public on the aft of the flight deck on HMS Illustrious watching one of the many public displays going on in the water below in the Navy Base. Picture: Malcolm Wells 053125-130 Photo: The News archive
2. International Festival of the Sea 2005
IFOS 2005 in glorious colour. Picture: Malcolm Wells 053125-200 Photo: The News archive
3. International Festival of the Sea 2005
International Festival Of The Sea (IFOS) in the Naval Dockyard , today was the last day of the 4 day festival 3rd July 2005 Sail 8 boats return from france without any protestors with the helicopter fly past overhead Picture Paul Jacobs 053124-4 Photo: The News archive
4. International Festival of the Sea 2005
International Festival Of The Sea (IFOS), last minute preparations take place with ships arriving 28th June 2005 Grand Turk pictured left Picture Paul Jacobs (053072-8) Photo: The News archive