List of ship decommissionings in 1989

The list of ship decommissionings in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1989.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
31 January	United States Navy	Garcia		Garcia-class frigate	Leased to the Pakistan Navy[1]	Renamed Siaf (F264)
January	Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Chartered to Sally Line
31 March	Royal Navy	Euryalus		Leander-class frigate	Decommissioned[2]	Sold as scrap in 1990
March	Sally Line	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Returned to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna traffic
4 April	Royal Navy	Arethusa		Leander-class frigate	Decommissioned[3]	Sunk as target in 1991
4 July	German Navy	Braunschweig			Sold to Turkish Navy[4]	Renamed Gemlik (D361)
August	Spanish Navy	Dédalo			Officially stricken[5]
August	Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela	Tiburon		Balao-class submarine	Scrapped[6]
2 October	Olau Line	Olau Hollandia	Germany	Cruiseferry	Sold to Nordström & Thulin[7]	Renamed Nord Gotlandia for Gotlandslinjen traffic
12 October	Chandris Fantasy Cruises	Galileo	Panama	Cruise ship	Rebuilt, transferred to Celebrity Cruises[8]	Renamed Meridian
11 November	Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna	Botnia Express	Finland	Ferry	Chartered to Jakob Lines
23 November	Lion Ferry	Lion Queen	Sweden	Ferry	Rebuilt for Stena Line's Canadian operations[9]	Renamed Crown Princess Victoria
Date unknown (prior to December)	Sea Containers	Orient Express	Bermuda	Cruise ship	Chartered to Europe Cruise Line[10]	Renamed Eurosun; Sold to Europe Cruise Line in December
Date unknown	Kefalliniki Sa	Ainos	Greece	Ferry	Sold to Sigma Ferries	Renamed Neraida II