List of ship decommissionings in 1977

The list of ship decommissionings in 1977 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1977.

DateOperatorShipFlagClass and typeFateOther notes
3 MarchRederi AB SveaSveaborg SwedenFerryChartered to Aarhus-Oslo LinieRenamed Peer Günt
AprilLloyd TriestinoGalileo Galilei ItalyOcean linerLaid up; rebuilt into a cruise shipSold to Italian Line during reconstruction
13 MayFinnlinesBore Star FinlandFerry (used as a cruise ship)End of charter; returned to Steamship Company BorePlaced in Silja Line traffic
1 SeptemberSwedish LloydPatricia SwedenFerryLaid up in Gothenburg; sold to Stena Line in September 1978Renamed Stena Oceanica
2 SeptemberSwedish LloydSaga SwedenFerryLaid up in Gothenburg; sold to Minoan Lines in March 1978Renamed Knossos
1 OctoberEffoaAallotar FinlandFerryChartered to Polferries
1 October United States NavyFranklin D. RooseveltMidway-class aircraft carrierScrapped[1]
22 OctoberSvea Line (Finland)Fennia FinlandFerryLaid up; chartered to Sessan Linjen 1978
31 October Argentine NavyNueve de JulioBrooklyn-classScrapped in Japan in 1983
30 DecemberJydsk Færgefart A/SKattergat DenmarkFerrySold to P&O Normandy Ferries, March 1978Renamed nf Tiger

Citations

Bibliography

  • Friedman, Norman (2022) [1983]. U. S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History (Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-68247-762-5.