| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes |
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| 8 April | Stena Line | Stena Baltica | {{SWE}} | Ferry | Sold to D.A.N.E. | Renamed Ialyssos |
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| 18 June | NZL}} | {{HMNZS>Taranaki|F148|2}} | Rothesay|frigate|2}} | Sold and broken up |
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Date unknown
(prior to 26 June) | Stena Sessan Line | Prinsessan Desirée | {{SWE}} | Ferry | Laid up, chartered to Sally Line UK on 26 June |
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| 30 June | AUS}} | {{HMAS>Melbourne|R21|2}} | Majestic|aircraft carrier|2}} | Sold for scrap |
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| 31 August | Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna | Wasa Star | {{SWE}} | Cruiseferry | Laid up | Sub-chartered to Karageorgis Line, 1983 |
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| 5 September | Sally Line UK | Prinsessan Desirée | {{SWE}} | Ferry | Returned to Stena Sessan Line, laid up | Transferred to Varberg-Grenå Linjen, 1983. Renamed Europafärjan |
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| 25 October | DFDS Seaways | Tor Scandinavia | {{DEN}} | Cruiseferry | Chartered to a Dutch company | Renamed World Wide Expo |
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| 1 November | Svea Line (Finland) | Fennia | {{FIN}} | Ferry | Laid up | Chartered to B&I Line, 1983 |
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| 17 December | FRG}} | {{ship>German frigate|Köln|F220|2}} | Decommissioned | Used as a hulk at Neustadt |
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| Date unknown | UK}} | {{HMS>Bacchante|F69|2}} | Leander|frigate|2}} | Sold to New Zealand | Wellington|F69|6}} |
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