The Royal Navy feature heavily in this selection from a brilliant year, where everything seems to be happening mainly at sea.
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17. Memories from Portsmouth in 1982
HMS Norfolk leaving Portsmouth Harbour for the last time since being sold to Chilean Navy in 1982. The News PP5017 Photo: The News archive
18. Memories from Portsmouth in 1982
HMS Southampton steams past the Round Tower on her way to the South Atlantic on June 18, 1982. The News PP4135 Photo: The News archive
19. Memories from Portsmouth in 1982
The Sleipner being escorted out of Portsmouth Harbour on March 5, 1982. The News PP4164 Photo: The News archive
20. Memories from Portsmouth in 1982
The flowers beside the D-Day memorial in Southsea, July 1982. The News PP5177 Photo: The News archive