| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes |
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| 31 January | US}} | {{USS>Garcia|FF-1040|2}} | Garcia|frigate|2}} | Leased to the Pakistan Navy | PNS|Siaf|F264|3}} |
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| January | Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna | Botnia Express | {{FIN}} | Ferry | Chartered to Sally Line UK |
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| 31 March | UK}} | {{HMS>Euryalus|F15|2}} | Leander|frigate|2}} | Decommissioned | Sold as scrap in 1990 |
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| March | Sally Line UK | Botnia Express | {{FIN}} | Ferry | Returned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna traffic |
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| 4 April | UK}} | {{HMS>Arethusa|F38|2}} | Leander|frigate|2}} | Decommissioned | Sunk as target in 1991 |
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| 4 July | West Germany}} | {{ship>German frigate|Braunschweig|F225|2}} | Sold to Turkish Navy | Gemlik|D361|3}} |
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| August | Spain}} | {{ship>Spanish aircraft carrier|Dédalo | 2} | Officially stricken |
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| August | Venezuela}} | {{ship>ARV|Tiburon|S-12|2}} | Balao|submarine|2}} | Scrapped |
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| 2 October | Olau Line | Olau Hollandia | {{GER}} | Cruiseferry | Sold to Nordström & Thulin | Renamed Nord Gotlandia for Gotlandslinjen traffic |
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| 12 October | Chandris Fantasy Cruises | {{SS>Galileo | 2} | {{PAN}} | Cruise ship | Rebuilt, transferred to Celebrity Cruises | Renamed Meridian |
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| 11 November | Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna | Botnia Express | {{FIN}} | Ferry | Chartered to Jakob Lines |
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| 23 November | Lion Ferry | Lion Queen | {{SWE}} | Ferry | Rebuilt for Stena Line's Canadian operations | Renamed Crown Princess Victoria |
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Date unknown
(prior to December) | Sea Containers Ltd | Orient Express | {{BER}} | Cruise ship | Chartered to Europe Cruise Line | Renamed Eurosun; Sold to Europe Cruise Line in December |
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| Date unknown | Kefalliniki Sa | Ainos | {{GRE}} | Ferry | Sold to Sigma Ferries | Renamed Neraida II |
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