The list of ship decommissionings in 1983 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1983.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February | Stena Sessan Line | Prinsessan Birgitta | Cruiseferry | Chartered to Sealink | Renamed St Nicholas | ||
| 25 March | Unknown | World Wide Expo | Cruiseferry | End of charter, returned to DFDS Seaways | Renamed Tor Scandinavia | ||
| 28 March | Sold to the Turkish Navy | Renamed | |||||
| 19 May | Polferries | Rogalin | Ferry | Chartered to Faraskip H/F | Renamed Edda | ||
| 30 June | Sold to the Turkish Navy | Renamed | |||||
| 27 July | Sold to New Zealand | Renamed [1] | |||||
| Date unknown (prior to 29 August) | Karageorgis Line | Wasa Star | Cruiseferry | Taken over by Rederi AB Gotland due to breaking of charter agreement by Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna | Sold to Larvik Line, 29 August 1983 | ||
| 12 September | B&I Line | Ferry | End of charter, returned to Svea Line (Finland) | Laid up until 1984 | |||
| 18 September | Faraskip H/F | Edda |  Iceland | Ferry | End of charter from Polferries | Renamed Rogalin | |
| 29 November | Scandinavian World Cruises | cruiseferry | Transferred to DFDS Seaways |