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List of ship decommissionings in 1990

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1990 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1990.

Date Operator Ship Flag Class and type Fate Other notes
January Royal Admiral Cruises Stardancer  Bahamas Cruiseferry Sold to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Renamed Viking Serenade
6 February CTC Cruises Alexandr Pushkin  Soviet Union Ivan Franko-class passenger ship Returned to Far Eastern Shipping Company, laid up Sold to Orient Lines, 1991; renamed Marco Polo, entered service 1993
6 March Jakob Lines Botnia Express  Finland Ferry Returned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna Re-chartered to Baltic Express Line, but never entered service; laid up in Vaasa; sold to Eckerö Linjen in 1992
April Rederi AB Slite Viking Sally  Finland Cruiseferry End of charter Transferred to Silja Line; renamed Silja Star
5 May Silja Line Finlandia  Finland Cruiseferry Sold to Scandinavian Seaways Renamed Queen of Scandinavia
21 May Olau Line Olau Britannia  West Germany Cruiseferry Sold to Fred Olsen Lines Renamed Bayard
May Europe Cruise Line Eurosun  Bermuda Cruise ship Chartered to Sea Containers Renamed Orient Express
1 June Scandinavian Seaways Dana Regina  Denmark Ferry Sold to Nordström & Thulin Renamed Nord Estonia for EstLine traffic
18 October Stena Line (Canada) Crown Princess Victoria  Sweden Ferry Laid up Sold to Starlite Cruises in December, renamed Pacific Star
14 September Jahre Line Prinsesse Ragnhild  Norway Cruiseferry Transferred to Color Line Continued on same route
October Jahre Line Kronprins Harald  Norway Cruiseferry Transferred to Color Line Continued on same route
November Silja Line Silja Star  Finland Cruiseferry Transferred to Wasa Line Renamed Wasa King
November Sea Containers Orient Express  Bermuda Cruise ship End of charter, returned to Europe Cruise Line Renamed Eurosun
1 December  Royal Navy Achilles Leander-class frigate Decommissioned Sold to Chile, renamed Ministro Zenteno[1]
29 December Fred. Olsen Lines Braemar  Norway Cruiseferry Laid up Chartered to Baltic Line, 1991; renamed Anna Karenina
Date uncertain  Royal Navy Danae Leander-class frigate Decommissioned Sold to Ecuador, renamed Morán Valverde
Date uncertain Sigma Ferries Neraida II  Greece Ferry Sold to Ventouris Ferries Renamed Ydra

Citations

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  1. ^ Colledge, Warlow & Bush, p. 3

Bibliography

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben & Bush, Steve (2020). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (5th revised and updated ed.). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-9327-0.