List of ship decommissionings in 1989 explained

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					Leased to the Pakistan Navy^[1]	Renamed
January	Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna	Botnia Express		Ferry	Chartered to Sally Line
31 March					Decommissioned^[2]	Sold as scrap in 1990
March	Sally Line	Botnia Express		Ferry	Returned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna traffic
4 April					Decommissioned^[3]	Sunk as target in 1991
4 July					Sold to Turkish Navy^[4]	Renamed
August					Officially stricken^[5]
August					Scrapped^[6]
2 October	Olau Line	Olau Hollandia		Cruiseferry	Sold to Nordström & Thulin^[7]	Renamed Nord Gotlandia for Gotlandslinjen traffic
12 October	Chandris Fantasy Cruises			Cruise ship	Rebuilt, transferred to Celebrity Cruises^[8]	Renamed Meridian
11 November	Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna	Botnia Express		Ferry	Chartered to Jakob Lines
23 November	Lion Ferry			Ferry	Rebuilt for Stena Line's Canadian operations^[9]	Renamed Crown Princess Victoria
Date unknown (prior to December)	Sea Containers	Orient Express		Cruise ship	Chartered to Europe Cruise Line^[10]	Renamed Eurosun; Sold to Europe Cruise Line in December
Date unknown	Kefalliniki Sa			Ferry	Sold to Sigma Ferries	Renamed Neraida II

Notes and References

1. Book: Defense & Diplomacy . 1989 . Defense and Diplomacy, Incorporated . 34 . en.
2. Web site: Friedman . Norman . 1990 . West European and NATO Navies . 11 October 2023 . U.S. Naval Institute.
3. Web site: HMS Arethusa Association . 2023-10-11 . Royal Naval Association . en.
4. Book: Warship International . 1990 . International Naval Research Organization . 134 . en.
5. Book: Silverstone, Paul . The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007 . 2011-04-06 . Routledge . 978-1-135-86465-1 . 79–80 . en.
6. Book: Silverstone, Paul . The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947–2007 . 2011-04-06 . Routledge . 978-1-135-86466-8 . 117 . en.
7. Web site: Maritime Reporter Magazine June 1989, 45 page . 2023-10-11 . magazines.marinelink.com.
8. Book: Stern, Steven B . Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation 2009 . 2008 . Pelican Publishing . 978-1-4556-1248-2 . 268 . en.
9. Book: Lloyd's Ship Manager: LSM. . 1998 . Lloyd's of London Press . 26 . en.
10. Book: Cruise Shipping Report . 1991 . Seatrade Publications . 125 . en.