List of ship decommissionings in 1972
The list of ship decommissionings in 1972 is a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1972.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
| 27 January | Swedish Lloyd | ' | Ferry | Renamed Saga after sale of the previous Saga to Stena Line | ||
| 7 February | Swedish Lloyd | Saga | Ferry | Sold to Stena Line | Renamed Stena Atlantica | |
| 7 May | ' | Sold to Venezuela | Renamed | |||
| 1 July | ' | Scrapped | ||||
| 26 July | Rederi Ab Ålandsfärjan | Ålandsfärjan | Ferry | Scrapped | ||
| 28 July | ' | Transferred to Uruguay | Renamed |