I have done this a million times whilst in the Navy, but never got to see it as I was always inside the ship nursing the engines. This is really good to see, and how its the same, but also very different.

I was based at HMS Vernon while you were filming this in 83. We used to refer to the tiurist boats that went past as fanny boats. A whole lifetime away, now live in Australia.

Gosh just as I remembered Pompey all those years ago as a naval wifemy husband left the navy and went to work for vospers and helped build the Southampton

Always enjoy seeing views of Portsmouth (served on HMS Blake helicopter cruiser 1976 only 17 then) and still would like to move back there.Think Portsmouths improvements (still room for improvement) good to see

brilliant video. nice to see Pompey as it was.

Given this is 1983, the Warrior is still in Hartlepool (the town that restored her).

Another building remaining from HMS Vernon is No 21 Building (Vulvan I think) I started my career in art in that building Nov 5th 1956 working as a technical illustrator. Many happy memories! Anyone else remember those times in that building?

Ha it's interesting to see. Some things are the same and some things are so different. The Butcher Blue Boats are there working the harbour. No Gunwharf, no Spinnaker Tower but HMS Vernon instead. I just about remember this from when I was about 6 years old. No HMS Warrior and instead of Type 45 and 42's and Type 23's there are older Naval Ships. Great Stuff!!!

Excellent video. Brought back a few memories of Pompey. Give us more!!

Thank you so much for uploading. Its great to look around at Portsmouth back then. Showed my grandma and everything :)

Great video - it looks so empty now i have become accustomed to seeing the spinaker tower there every time i go past!

That is fantastic . Thanks for sharing. so many memories

I was in Portsmouth. So was Charles Dickens and one of the two out of Tears for Fears.

BRILLIANT VIDEO I AM FROM POMPEY AND HOW DIFFERENT THE HARBOUR LOOKS WITHOUT SPINNAKER TOWER

I know it has been few years since you posted this video, but did you ever get round to digitizing the the rest of the film and if so post it to KZfaq? I think there are people who would love to see more footage of the dockyard if you have it.

I wonder if anyone could help me I have this diary that I was given about a young man 1st of Jan 1940 taking up his duties with the senior service. I would love to return it to his family. On the 1st of Jan on the first page of his diary he said that "The first night as an officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, the first night in the H.M.S. Vernon and standing on the threshold of the most important, difficult & dangerous that confronts England at the present time the war against the Germans".

Is that Antrim or Fife at the end ?

where`s the warrior?

Wasn't there a nudist beach near the sallyport? or was that just wishful thinking by the matlot's?

Sailing........it sounds more like you are going in a dumper truck.

What an awful operator. No words to describe.