List of ship decommissionings in 1977 explained

The list of ship decommissionings in 1977 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1977.

DateOperatorShipFlagClass and typeFateOther notes
3 MarchRederi AB SveaFerryChartered to Aarhus-Oslo LinieRenamed Peer Günt
AprilLloyd TriestinoOcean linerLaid up; rebuilt into a cruise shipSold to Italian Line during reconstruction
13 MayFinnlinesFerry (used as a cruise ship)End of charter; returned to Steamship Company BorePlaced in Silja Line traffic
1 SeptemberSwedish LloydFerryLaid up in Gothenburg; sold to Stena Line in September 1978Renamed Stena Oceanica
2 SeptemberSwedish LloydFerryLaid up in Gothenburg; sold to Minoan Lines in March 1978Renamed Knossos
1 OctoberEffoaFerryChartered to Polferries
1 OctoberScrapped[1]
22 OctoberSvea Line (Finland)FenniaFerryLaid up; chartered to Sessan Linjen 1978
31 OctoberScrapped in Japan in 1983
30 DecemberJydsk Færgefart A/SKattergatFerrySold to P&O Normandy Ferries, March 1978Renamed nf Tiger

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Friedman, p. 473