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The list of ship decommissionings in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1989.
Operator
Ship
Flag
Class and type
Fate
Other notes
31 January
United States Navy
Garcia
Garcia-class frigate
Leased to the Pakistan Navy[1]
Renamed Siaf (F264)
January
Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna
Botnia Express
Finland
Ferry
Chartered to Sally Line
31 March
Royal Navy
Euryalus
Leander-class frigate
Decommissioned[2]
Sold as scrap in 1990
March
Sally Line
Botnia Express
Finland
Ferry
Returned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna traffic
4 April
Royal Navy
Arethusa
Leander-class frigate
Decommissioned[3]
Sunk as target in 1991
4 July
German Navy
Braunschweig
Sold to Turkish Navy[4]
Renamed Gemlik (D361)
August
Spanish Navy
Dédalo
Officially stricken[5]
August
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
Tiburon
Balao-class submarine
Scrapped[6]
2 October
Olau Line
Olau Hollandia
Germany
Cruiseferry
Sold to Nordström & Thulin[7]
Renamed Nord Gotlandia for Gotlandslinjen traffic
12 October
Chandris Fantasy Cruises
Galileo
Panama
Cruise ship
Rebuilt, transferred to Celebrity Cruises[8]
Renamed Meridian
11 November
Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna
Botnia Express
Finland
Ferry
Chartered to Jakob Lines
23 November
Lion Ferry
Lion Queen
Sweden
Ferry
Rebuilt for Stena Line's Canadian operations[9]
Renamed Crown Princess Victoria
Date unknown (prior to December)
Sea Containers
Orient Express
Bermuda
Cruise ship
Chartered to Europe Cruise Line[10]
Renamed Eurosun; Sold to Europe Cruise Line in December
Date unknown
Kefalliniki Sa
Ainos
Greece
Ferry
Sold to Sigma Ferries
Renamed Neraida II
^Defense & Diplomacy. Defense and Diplomacy, Incorporated. 1989. p. 34.
^Friedman, Norman (1990). "West European and NATO Navies". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^"HMS Arethusa Association". Royal Naval Association. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
^Warship International. International Naval Research Organization. 1990. p. 134.
^Silverstone, Paul (2011-04-06). The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007. Routledge. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-1-135-86465-1.
^Silverstone, Paul (2011-04-06). The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947–2007. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-135-86466-8.
^"Maritime Reporter Magazine June 1989, 45 page". magazines.marinelink.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
^Stern, Steven B (2008). Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation 2009. Pelican Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-4556-1248-2.
^Lloyd's Ship Manager: LSM. Lloyd's of London Press. 1998. p. 26.
^Cruise Shipping Report. Seatrade Publications. 1991. p. 125.
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