List of ship decommissionings in 1990
The list of ship decommissionings in 1990 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1990.
| Date | Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Royal Admiral Cruises | Stardancer | Cruiseferry | Sold to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines | Renamed Viking Serenade | |
| 6 February | CTC Cruises | Alexandr Pushkin | Ivan Franko-class passenger ship | Returned to Far Eastern Shipping Company, laid up | Sold to Orient Lines, 1991; renamed Marco Polo, entered service 1993 | |
| 6 March | Jakob Lines | Botnia Express | Ferry | Returned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna | Re-chartered to Baltic Express Line, but never entered service; laid up in Vaasa; sold to Eckerö Linjen in 1992 | |
| April | Rederi AB Slite | Viking Sally | Cruiseferry | End of charter | Transferred to Silja Line; renamed Silja Star | |
| 5 May | Silja Line | Finlandia | Cruiseferry | Sold to Scandinavian Seaways | Renamed Queen of Scandinavia | |
| 21 May | Olau Line | Olau Britannia | Cruiseferry | Sold to Fred Olsen Lines | Renamed Bayard | |
| May | Europe Cruise Line | Eurosun | Cruise ship | Chartered to Sea Containers | Renamed Orient Express | |
| 1 June | Scandinavian Seaways | Dana Regina | Ferry | Sold to Nordström & Thulin | Renamed Nord Estonia for EstLine traffic | |
| 18 October | Stena Line (Canada) | Crown Princess Victoria | Ferry | Laid up | Sold to Starlite Cruises in December, renamed Pacific Star | |
| 14 September | Jahre Line | Prinsesse Ragnhild | Cruiseferry | Transferred to Color Line | Continued on same route | |
| October | Jahre Line | Kronprins Harald | Cruiseferry | Transferred to Color Line | Continued on same route | |
| November | Silja Line | Silja Star | Cruiseferry | Transferred to Wasa Line | Renamed Wasa King | |
| November | Sea Containers | Orient Express | Cruise ship | End of charter, returned to Europe Cruise Line | Renamed Eurosun | |
| 1 December | Achilles | Leander-class frigate | Decommissioned | Sold to Chile, renamed Ministro Zenteno[1] | ||
| 29 December | Fred. Olsen Lines | Braemar | Cruiseferry | Laid up | Chartered to Baltic Line, 1991; renamed Anna Karenina | |
| Date uncertain | Danae | Leander-class frigate | Decommissioned | Sold to Ecuador, renamed Morán Valverde | ||
| Date uncertain | Sigma Ferries | Neraida II | Ferry | Sold to Ventouris Ferries | Renamed Ydra |
Citations
- ^ Colledge, Warlow & Bush, p. 3
Bibliography
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben & Bush, Steve (2020). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (5th revised and updated ed.). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-9327-0.