List of ship decommissionings in 1992
The list of ship decommissionings in 1992 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1992.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January | Silja Line | Wellamo | Cruiseferry | Rebuilt into Silja Festival | ||
| 31 January | Cleopatra | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap in 1993 | |||
| January | Minerva | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap in July 1993 | |||
| February | Wallenius Rederiet | Nils Holgersson | Cruiseferry | Sold to SweFerry | Continued in TT-Line traffic | |
| 3 March | Silja Line | Svea | Cruiseferry | Rebuilt into Silja Karneval | ||
| 30 March | Orient Line Pty Ltd | Orient Sun | Cruise ship | Transferred to Wasa Line | Renamed Wasa Queen | |
| 11 April | Midway | Midway-class aircraft carrier | Storage | Bremerton, Washington | ||
| 22 April | Jupiter | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap | |||
| April | Eckerö Linjen | Alandia | Ferry | Chartered to Corona Line | ||
| May | Ariadne | Leander-class frigate | Sold to Chile | Renamed General Baquedano | ||
| 29 June | Hoverspeed | Hoverspeed France | WPC74 class fast ferry | Chartered to an unknown company | Renamed Sardegna Express | |
| 30 June | Hermione | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap in 1997 | |||
| June | Corona Line | Alandia | Ferry | Returned to Eckerö Linjen traffic | ||
| 1 September | Sally Cruise | Sally Albatross | Cruise ship | Transferred to Silja Line | ||
| 11 October | Wasa Line | Fennia | Ferry | Chartered to Baltic Line | ||
| 1 November | Swansea-Cork Ferries | Celtic Pride | Ferry | End of charter from Polferries | Renamed Rogalin | |
| 19 November | Okinawa | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | Storage | Bremerton, Washington | ||
| 4 December | Juno | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap in 1994 | [1] | ||
| 21 December | SweFerry | Nils Holgersson | Cruiseferry | Laid up, sold to Brittany Ferries, 1993 | Renamed Val de Loire | |
| 24 December | Viking Line | Diana II | Cruiseferry | Chartered to TR Line | Owned by Rederi AB Slite | |
| December | Unknown | Sardegna Express | WPC74 class fast ferry | End of charter, returned to Hoverspeed | Renamed SeaCat Boulogne |
Citations
- ^ 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.