List of ship decommissionings in 1989


The list of ship decommissionings in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1989.
OperatorShipFlagClass and typeFateOther notes
31 January'Leased to the Pakistan NavyRenamed
JanuaryVaasanlaivat-VasabåtarnaBotnia ExpressFerryChartered to Sally Line
31 March'DecommissionedSold as scrap in 1990
MarchSally LineBotnia ExpressFerryReturned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna traffic
4 April'DecommissionedSunk as target in 1991
4 July'Sold to Turkish NavyRenamed
August'Officially stricken
August'Scrapped
2 OctoberOlau LineOlau HollandiaCruiseferrySold to Nordström & ThulinRenamed Nord Gotlandia for Gotlandslinjen traffic
12 OctoberChandris Fantasy Cruises'Cruise shipRebuilt, transferred to Celebrity CruisesRenamed Meridian
11 NovemberVaasanlaivat-VasabåtarnaBotnia ExpressFerryChartered to Jakob Lines
23 NovemberLion Ferry'FerryRebuilt for Stena Line's Canadian operationsRenamed Crown Princess Victoria
Date unknown
Sea ContainersOrient ExpressCruise shipChartered to Europe Cruise LineRenamed Eurosun; Sold to Europe Cruise Line in December
Date unknownKefalliniki SaFerrySold to Sigma FerriesRenamed Neraida II