Portsmouth Harbour in the late 1980s  
Video cameras in the mid 80s were primitive compared with today - but perhaps the poor quality pictures will rekindle memories of the times
HMS CHATHAM seen from HMS VERNON leads a Dutch frigate out of Portmouth - VIDEO Malcolm McCrow
HMS FEARLESS and HMS ILLUSTRIOUS (left);  USS IOWA (right) - VIDEO Malcolm McCrow
PRIDE OF HAMPSHIRE viewed from HMS VERNON - as she approaches the narrows and passes in front of HMS DOLPHIN - VIDEO Malcolm McCrow
Sealink Isle of Wight Ferry seen from HMS VERNON - VIDEO Malcolm McCrow
Sealink Isle of Wight ferry viewed from Old Portsmouth - VIDEO Malcolm McCrow
Victory Gate and Signal Tower, HM Naval Base - VIDEO Malcolm McCrow
The Hard, Portsmouth - VIDEO Malcolm McCrow  
By the 1990s, VERNON had gone - VIDEO Malcolm McCrow  
HMS WARRIOR and HMS VICTORY seem from PRIDE OF BILBAO - VIDEO Malcolm McCrow

England - heritage trail