List of ship decommissionings in 1987

The list of ship decommissionings in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1987.

Operator Ship Flag Class and type Fate Other notes
1 January  Royal Navy Galatea Leander-class frigate Scrapped
1 January Finnlines Finnjet  Finland cruiseferry Transferred to Effoa (Silja Line) Finnlines remained technical managers until 1989
March Lion Ferry Europafärjan II  Sweden Ferry Renamed Lion Princess Continued on same traffic
30 April  Royal Navy Aurora Leander-class frigate Sunk as target [1]
April Polferries Rogalin  Poland Ferry Chartered to Swansea-Cork Ferries Renamed Celtic Pride
April Club Sea Club Sea  Antigua and Barbuda Cruise ship End of charter, returned to Sea Containers Renamed Orient Express
June  Royal Navy Fife County-class destroyer Sold to Chile Renamed Blanco Encalada (D15)
October Rederi Ab Sally Viking Sally  Finland Cruiseferry Chartered to Rederi AB Slite Continued in Viking Line traffic.
Date uncertain  Royal Navy Leander Leander-class frigate Sunk as target
Date uncertain  Royal Navy Naiad Leander-class frigate Sunk as target
Date uncertain Sundance Cruises Stardancer  Bahamas Cruiseferry Transferred to Admiral Cruises

Citations

  1. ^ Friedman, p. 338

Bibliography

  • Friedman, Norman (2006). British Destroyers and Frigates, the Second World War and After. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-86176-137-6.
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