List of ship decommissionings in 1985

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1985 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1985.

OperatorShipFlagClass and typeFateOther notes
4 January P&O Normandy Ferries Tiger Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Ferry Sold to Townsend Thoresen Renamed Tiger
5 April DFDS Seaways Scandinavia Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Cruiseferry Sold to Sundance Cruises Renamed Stardancer
12 May Rederi Ab Sally Viking Song Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Cruiseferry Sold to Fred. Olsen Lines Renamed Braemar
31 MayNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Ajax Leander-class frigateDecommissionedSold for scrap in 1988 [1]
25 December Jakob Lines Fennia Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ferry Sold to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna
Date unknown Black Sea Shipping Company Alexandr Pushkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Ivan Franko-class passenger shipTransferred to Far Eastern Shipping Company
Date unknown Far Eastern Shipping Company Alexandr Pushkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Ivan Franko-class passenger shipChartered to CTC Cruises
Date unknown Varberg-Grenå Linjen Europafärjan Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ferry Renamed Europafärjan IIContinued in same traffic
Date unknown Home Lines Oceanic Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Cruise ship Sold to Premier Cruise Line Renamed StarShip Oceanic

Citations

  1. Friedman, p. 338

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