List of ship decommissionings in 1989

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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	Renamed Siaf (F264)
January	Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Chartered to Sally Line UK
31 March	Royal Navy	*Euryalus*		Leander-class frigate	Decommissioned	Sold as scrap in 1990
March	Sally Line UK	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Returned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna traffic
4 April	Royal Navy	*Arethusa*		Leander-class frigate	Decommissioned	Sunk as target in 1991
10 April	Royal Navy	*Bulwark*		Centaur-class aircraft carrier	Decommissioned	Scrapped 1984
4 July	German Navy	*Braunschweig*			Sold to Turkish Navy	Renamed Gemlik (D361)
August	Spanish Navy	*Dédalo*			Officially stricken
August	Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela	*Tiburon*		Balao-class submarine	Scrapped
2 October	Olau Line	Olau Hollandia	Germany	Cruiseferry	Sold to Nordström & Thulin	Renamed Nord Gotlandia for Gotlandslinjen traffic
12 October	Chandris Fantasy Cruises	*Galileo*	Panama	Cruise ship	Rebuilt, transferred to Celebrity Cruises	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	Renamed Crown Princess Victoria
Date unknown (prior to December)	Sea Containers Ltd	Orient Express	Bermuda	Cruise ship	Chartered to Europe Cruise Line	Renamed Eurosun; Sold to Europe Cruise Line in December
Date unknown	Kefalliniki Sa	Ainos	Greece	Ferry	Sold to Sigma Ferries	Renamed Neraida II

See also[]

Ship events in 1989
Ship launches:	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Ship commissionings:	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Ship decommissionings:	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Shipwrecks:	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994

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