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.
49. Portsmouth in the 1980s
The 100m race in the 1988 Portsmouth Athletics. The News PP4423 Photo: The News
50. Portsmouth in the 1980s
The field of North Harbour's IBM building, 1988. The News PP5010 Photo: The News archive
51. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Fratton Park, Fratton End, 27th July 1988. It was demolished in as a result of structural issues (corrosion in the concrete/steel from sea salt) in the 1950s upper tier. It was reduced to a lower-tier standing enclosure before a new, modern all-seater Fratton End stand was built nine years later, opening on October 31, 1997 Picture: The News 6690-4 Photo: The News archive
52. Portsmouth in the 1980s
New terracing being installed into Fratton Park in 1988 as part of a revamp of the stadium. The News P5726 Photo: The News archive