List of ship decommissionings in 1991 explained

The list of ship decommissionings in 1991 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1991.

OperatorShipFlagClass and typeFateOther notes
15 JanuaryFred. Olsen LinesCruiseferrySold to Color LineRenamed Christian IV
JanuarySealink Stena Line BahamasCruiseferryRebuiltRenamed Stena Normandy (under charter from Rederi AB Gotland)
14 FebruarySold as scrap
22 FebruaryScandinavian SeawaysCruiseferryRenamed Princess of Scandinavia
1 MarchPolferriesFerryChartered to Swansea-Cork FerriesRenamed Celtic Pride
31 MarchSold to Ecuador in 1991Renamed [1]
30 AprilScrapped
19 MayDSB FärjedivisionFerrySold to Stena LineRenamed Stena Invicta for Sealink Stena Line traffic
30 MaySilja LineCruiseferrySold to Stena LineRenamed Stena Britannica
MayEurope Cruise LineCruise shipTransferred to Orient Line Pte LtdRenamed Orient Sun
2 JuneEpirotiki LineCruise shipBurnt at Venice; wreck laid up in Greece.Sold to Strintzis Line in 1994 for rebuilding into a ferry; renamed Ionian Express; burnt in shipyard; scrapped 1995
30 SeptemberSunk as a target
26 NovemberPreservedCorpus Christi, Texas
Date uncertain Scrapped

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Friedman, p. 338