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The list of ship decommissionings in 1992 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1992.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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15 January | Silja Line | Wellamo | Finland | Cruiseferry | Rebuilt into Silja Festival | |
31 January | Royal Navy | Cleopatra | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap in 1993 | ||
January | Royal Navy | Minerva | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap in July 1993 | ||
February | Wallenius Rederiet | Nils Holgersson | Sweden | Cruiseferry | Sold to SweFerry | Continued in TT-Line traffic |
3 March | Silja Line | Svea | Sweden | Cruiseferry | Rebuilt into Silja Karneval | |
30 March | Orient Line Pty Ltd | Orient Sun | Singapore | Cruise ship | Transferred to Wasa Line | Renamed Wasa Queen |
11 April | United States Navy | Midway | Midway-class aircraft carrier | Storage | Bremerton, Washington | |
22 April | Royal Navy | Jupiter | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap | ||
April | Eckerö Linjen | Alandia | Finland | Ferry | Chartered to Corona Line | |
May | Royal Navy | Ariadne | Leander-class frigate | Sold to Chile | Renamed General Baquedano | |
29 June | Hoverspeed | Hoverspeed France | Bahamas | WPC74 class fast ferry | Chartered to an unknown company | Renamed Sardegna Express |
30 June | Royal Navy | Hermione | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap in 1997 | ||
June | Corona Line | Alandia | Finland | Ferry | Returned to Eckerö Linjen traffic | |
1 September | Sally Cruise | Sally Albatross | Finland | Cruise ship | Transferred to Silja Line | |
11 October | Wasa Line | Fennia | Finland | Ferry | Chartered to Baltic Line | |
1 November | Swansea-Cork Ferries | Celtic Pride | Poland | Ferry | End of charter from Polferries | Renamed Rogalin |
19 November | United States Navy | Okinawa | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | Storage | Bremerton, Washington | |
4 December | Royal Navy | Juno | Leander-class frigate | Sold as scrap in 1994 | [1] | |
21 December | SweFerry | Nils Holgersson | Sweden | Cruiseferry | Laid up, sold to Brittany Ferries, 1993 | Renamed Val de Loire |
24 December | Viking Line | Diana II | Sweden | Cruiseferry | Chartered to TR Line | Owned by Rederi AB Slite |
December | Unknown | Sardegna Express | Bahamas | WPC74 class fast ferry | End of charter, returned to Hoverspeed | Renamed SeaCat Boulogne |
Citations
edit- ^ Friedman, p. 338
Bibliography
edit- Friedman, Norman (2006). British Destroyers and Frigates, the Second World War and After. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-86176-137-6.