The list of ship decommissionings in 1979 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1979.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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2 January | Svea Line (Finland) | Fennia | Finland | ferry | Chartered to SAGA Linjen | |
January | Tor Line | Tor Scandinavia | Sweden | Cruiseferry | Chartered to Holland Expo | |
1 February | SAGA Linjen | Fennia | Finland | ferry | End of charter, returned to Svea Line (Finland) | |
26 February | Holland Expo | Tor Scandinavia | Sweden | Cruiseferry | End of charter, returned to Tor Line | |
February | Stena Line | Stena Oceanica | Sweden | ferry | Rebuilt into Stena Saga | |
26 April | Rederi AB Slite | Diana | Sweden | ferry | Sold to Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab | Renamed Botnia Express; chartered for Rederi AB Slite |
15 June | Rederi AB Slite | Botnia Express | Finland | ferry | Entered traffic with Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab | Under charter from Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab |
September | Rederi AB Slite | Diana II av Slite | Sweden | Cruiseferry | Renamed Diana II | Continued in same traffic |
September | Italia Crociere | Galileo Galilei | Italy | Cruise ship | Laid up; sold to Chandris Fantasy Cruises in 1983 | Renamed Galileo |
Ship events in 1979 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
Ship commissionings: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
Shipwrecks: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
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