The list of ship decommissionings in 1976 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1976.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January | Scrapped | [1] | |||||
| 30 April | Sold to Greece | Renamed | |||||
| 7 May | Finnlines | Bore Star | Ferry (used as a cruise ship) | End of charter; returned to Steamship Company Bore | Placed in Silja Line traffic | ||
| 27 June | Sold to Greece | Renamed | |||||
| 25 July | Sold to Greece | Renamed | |||||
| 30 July | Sold to Greece | Renamed | |||||
| 24 August | Sold to Greece | Renamed | |||||
| 1 September | Steamship Company Bore | Bore | Ferry | Laid up; sold to Jakob Lines in 1977 | Renamed Borea | ||
| 10 November | Steamship Company Bore | Bore Star | Ferry | Chartered to Finnlines | |||
| 18 November | Transferred to Peru | Renamed | |||||
| 26 November | Sold to Greece | Renamed | |||||
| 27 December | Sold to Greece | Cannibalized | |||||
| Date uncertain | Scrapped | ||||||
| Date uncertain | Training and hospital ship | Relegated to an accommodation ship. |