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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	Renamed Siaf (F264)
January	Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Chartered to Sally Line
31 March	Royal Navy	Euryalus		Leander-class frigate	Decommissioned	Sold as scrap in 1990
March	Sally Line	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Returned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna traffic
4 April	Royal Navy	Arethusa		Leander-class frigate	Decommissioned	Sunk as target in 1991
4 July	German Navy	Braunschweig			Sold to Turkish Navy	Renamed Gemlik (D361)
August	Spanish Navy	Dédalo			Officially stricken
August	Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela	Tiburon		Balao-class submarine	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	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

References

1. Defense & Diplomacy. Defense and Diplomacy, Incorporated. 1989. p. 34.
2. Friedman, Norman (1990). "West European and NATO Navies". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
3. "HMS Arethusa Association". Royal Naval Association. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
4. Warship International. International Naval Research Organization. 1990. p. 134.
5. Silverstone, Paul (2011-04-06). The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007. Routledge. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-1-135-86465-1.
6. Silverstone, Paul (2011-04-06). The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947–2007. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-135-86466-8.
7. "Maritime Reporter Magazine June 1989, 45 page". magazines.marinelink.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
8. Stern, Steven B (2008). Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation 2009. Pelican Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-4556-1248-2.
9. Lloyd's Ship Manager: LSM. Lloyd's of London Press. 1998. p. 26.
10. Cruise Shipping Report. Seatrade Publications. 1991. p. 125.

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