LIST OF SHIP DECOMMISSIONINGS IN 1987

The list of ship decommissionings in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1987.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
1 January	Royal Navy	*Galatea*		Leander-class frigate	Scrapped
1 January	Finnlines	*Finnjet*	Finland	cruiseferry	Transferred to Effoa ( Silja Line)	Finnlines remained technical managers until 1989
March	Lion Ferry	*Europafärjan II*	Sweden	Ferry	Renamed Lion Princess	Continued on same traffic
30 April	Royal Navy	*Aurora*		Leander-class frigate	Sunk as target	^[1]
April	Polferries	*Rogalin*	Poland	Ferry	Chartered to Swansea-Cork Ferries	Renamed Celtic Pride
April	Club Sea	*Club Sea*	Antigua and Barbuda	Cruise ship	End of charter, returned to Sea Containers	Renamed Orient Express
June	Royal Navy	*Fife*		County-class destroyer	Sold to Chile	Renamed Blanco Encalada (D15)
October	Rederi Ab Sally	*Viking Sally*	Finland	Cruiseferry	Chartered to Rederi AB Slite	Continued in Viking Line traffic.
Date uncertain	Royal Navy	*Leander*		Leander-class frigate	Sunk as target
Date uncertain	Royal Navy	*Naiad*		Leander-class frigate	Sunk as target
Date uncertain	Sundance Cruises	*Stardancer*	Bahamas	Cruiseferry	Transferred to Admiral Cruises

Citations

Friedman, Norman (2006). British Destroyers and Frigates, the Second World War and After. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-86176-137-6.