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List of ship decommissionings in 1977

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

Date Operator Ship Flag Class and type Fate Other notes
3 March Rederi AB Svea Sveaborg  Sweden Ferry Chartered to Aarhus-Oslo Linie Renamed Peer Günt
April Lloyd Triestino Galileo Galilei  Italy Ocean liner Laid up; rebuilt into a cruise ship Sold to Italian Line during reconstruction
13 May Finnlines Bore Star  Finland Ferry (used as a cruise ship) End of charter; returned to Steamship Company Bore Placed in Silja Line traffic
1 September Swedish Lloyd Patricia  Sweden Ferry Laid up in Gothenburg; sold to Stena Line in September 1978 Renamed Stena Oceanica
2 September Swedish Lloyd Saga  Sweden Ferry Laid up in Gothenburg; sold to Minoan Lines in March 1978 Renamed Knossos
1 October Effoa Aallotar  Finland Ferry Chartered to Polferries
1 October  United States Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt Midway-class aircraft carrier Scrapped [1]
22 October Svea Line (Finland) Fennia  Finland Ferry Laid up; chartered to Sessan Linjen 1978
31 October  Argentine Navy Nueve de Julio Brooklyn-class Scrapped in Japan in 1983
30 December Jydsk Færgefart A/S Kattergat  Denmark Ferry Sold to P&O Normandy Ferries, March 1978 Renamed nf Tiger

Citations

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  1. ^ Friedman, p. 473

Bibliography

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  • 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.