List of ship decommissionings in 1989

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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	United States Navy	Garcia		Garcia class frigate	Leased to the Pakistan Navy	Became frigate Siaf (F-264)
January	Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Chartered to Sally Line UK
31 March	Royal Navy	Euryalus		Leander class frigate	Decommissioned	Sold as scrap in 1990
March	Sally Line UK	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Returned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna traffic
4 April	Royal Navy	Arethusa		Leander class frigate	Decommissioned	Sunk as target in 1991
10 April	Royal Navy	Bulwark		Centaur class carrier	Decommissioned	Scrapped 1984
4 July	German Federal Navy	Braunschweig			Sold to Turkish Navy	Became Gemlik
August	Spanish Navy	Dédalo			Officially stricken
August	Venezuelan Navy	Tiburon			Scrapped
2 October	Olau Line	Olau Hollandia	Germany	Cruiseferry	Sold to Nordström & Thulin	Renamed Nord Gotlandia for Gotlandslinjen traffic
12 October	Chandris Fantasy Cruises	Galileo	Panama	Cruise ship	Rebuilt, transferred to Celebrity Cruises	Renamed Meridian
11 November	Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Chartered to Jakob Lines
23 November	Lion Ferry	Lion Queen	Sweden	Ferry	Rebuilt for Stena Line's Canadian operations	Renamed Crown Princess Victoria
Date unknown (prior to December)	Sea Containers Ltd	Orient Express	Bermuda	Cruise ship	Chartered to Europe Cruise Line	Renamed Eurosun; Sold to Europe Cruise Line in December
Date unknown	Kefalliniki Sa	Ainos	Greece	Ferry	Sold to Sigma Ferries	Renamed Neraida II

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Ship launches:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Ship commissionings:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Ship decommissionings:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Shipwrecks:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989

Ship launches:	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Ship commissionings:	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Ship decommissionings:	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Shipwrecks:	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999