List of ship decommissionings in 1987
The list of ship decommissionings in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1987.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
| 1 January | ' | Scrapped | ||||
| 1 January | Finnlines | Finnjet | cruiseferry | Transferred to Effoa | Finnlines remained technical managers until 1989 | |
| March | Lion Ferry | Europafärjan II | Ferry | Renamed Lion Princess | Continued on same traffic | |
| 30 April | ' | Sunk as target | ||||
| April | Polferries | Rogalin | Ferry | Chartered to Swansea-Cork Ferries | Renamed Celtic Pride | |
| April | Club Sea | Club Sea | Cruise ship | End of charter, returned to Sea Containers | Renamed Orient Express | |
| June | ' | Sold to Chile | Renamed | |||
| October | Rederi Ab Sally | Viking Sally | Cruiseferry | Chartered to Rederi AB Slite | Continued in Viking Line traffic. | |
| Date uncertain | ' | Sunk as target | ||||
| Date uncertain | Sunk as target | |||||
| Date uncertain | Sundance Cruises | Stardancer | Cruiseferry | Transferred to Admiral Cruises |