List of ship decommissionings in 1986
The list of ship decommissionings in 1986 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1986.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
| 2 January | Effoa | Silja Star | ferry | Sold to Sea Containers | Renamed Orient Express | |
| March | Birka Line | Prinsessan | ferry | Laid up, sold to Louis Cruise Lines in March 1987 | Renamed Princesa Marissa | |
| 26 April | Rederi Ab Sally | Viking Saga | cruiseferry | Transferred to Sally Cruise | Renamed Sally Albatross | |
| 18 July | Townsend Thoresen | Tiger | ferry | Sold to SF Line | Renamed Ålandfärjan for Viking Line traffic | |
| 11 October | ' | Sold to Chile | Renamed | |||
| December | Sea Containers | Orient Express' | Cruise ship | Chartered to Club Sea | Renamed Club Sea |