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MV Picasso (Ex Wuppertal) – Past and Present

IMO Number: 7636080

MV San Guillermo

ex Marino, Picasso, Poker, Beaverdale, Wuppertal, Canaima, Wuppertal

© Derek Sands

© Derek Sands

Steel twin screw motor vessel, built in 1977 by  Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, (Yard No 375) for J.A. Reinecke & Company, Germany as a passenger and commercial vehicle ferry

Technical Data

  • Length: 116.31m (overall), 103.41m (between perpendiculars)
  • Breadth of Hull: 18.17m (extreme), 17.42m (registered)
  • Depth: 10.83m
  • Draught: 5.30m (maximum)
  • Tonnage: 1,599 – 5,699 gross/738 – 1,700 net/2,840 – 2,670 deadweight
  • Engines: Two 8-cylinder Atlas/MaK 6M281A diesels
  • Power: 5073 kW/6,800 bhp
  • Speed: 16.0 knots
  • Capacity: 12 passengers, 65 commercial trailers, 780 lane metres
  • Call Sign: DGWR, ISWS, XCAR9
  • IMO Number: 7636080
  • MMSI Number: 345040013
  • Registry: Hamburg/ Germany 🇩🇪, Cagliari/Italy 🇮🇹, Mexico 🇲🇽
  • Sister ships: Fuldatal (363), Travetal (361), Wesertal (367)


Current AIS Location


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History

In total, 4 sister ships built by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven for J.A. Reinecke & Company. These ships were named after municipalities in Germany and built for chartering to other operators.

August 12th 1977: Launched.

November 12th 1977: Delivered to J.A. Reinecke & Co, Lübeck, Germany as WUPPERTAL.

1978: Renamed CANAIMA for services between Miami – The Caribbean.

1979: Renamed WUPPERTAL.

March 4th 1979 – March 19th 1979: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg for services between Rotterdam – Ipswich.

April 17th 1979 – June 26th 1979: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg for services between Rotterdam – Ipswich.

March 15th 1981 – March 22nd 1981: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg for services between Zeebrugge – Hull.

© Simonwp

© Simonwp (06/11/1980)

1982: Registered to Partenreederei M/S Wuppertal, Lübeck, Germany.

1983 – April 1983: Chartered to Telje-Trave Lines (TT-Line, Stena och Johnsson) for services between Södertälje – Travemünde.

April 6th 1983 – April 18th 1984: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg for services between Zeebrugge – Hull.

© Tim Webb

© Tim Webb (Hull, 10/07/1983)

May 4th 1984 – August 2nd 1984: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg for services between Zeebrugge – Hull.

September 3rd 1984 – September 19th 1984: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg for services between Rotterdam – Middlesbrough.

September 21st 1984 – December 23rd 1985: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg for services between Zeebrugge – Hull.

1986: Chartered to Olau Line for services Sheerness – Vlissingen

© Simonwp  © Leo Johannes

 © Simonwp (10/06/1986)(Left) 🆕 © Leo Johannes (Right)

October 1986 – November 1986: Chartered to Schiaffino for services between Ostend – Ramsgate

© Ken Larwood

© Ken Larwood

January 1987: Sold to Rollonoff Navigation Co. Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus. (J.A. Reinecke GmbH & Co.) Renamed BEAVERDALE.

December 1st 1987: Commenced services between Ostend – Ramsgate.

April 1987: Chartered to DFDS A/S, Copenhagen for services between Hamburg – Harwich.

Andreas Wörteler Collection

June 1987: Chartered to Brittany Ferries, Morlaix, France for services between Roscoff – Plymouth.

August 1987: Inaugural sailing between London – Esbjerg.

1988: Chartered to Norfolkline B.V., Scheveningen for services between Scheveningen – Great Yarmouth.

© Simonwp

© Simonwp  (Immingham, December 1988)

January 1989 – May 1989: Chartered to Brittany Ferries, Morlaix, France for services between Roscoff – Plymouth.

May 1989 – May 7th 1991: Charted to North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg for services between Rotterdam – Middlesbrough.

© Frank Heine

© Frank Heine (Zeebrugge, 02/10/1990)

May 1991: Sold to Sea Containers Italia S.p.A. Italy renamed POKER for services between Livorno – Cagliari.

© Frank Heine  © Frank Heine  

 © Frank Heine (Livorno, 25/071992)

1995: Chartered to Mannin Lines for services between Great Yarmouth – IJmuiden.

May 1995: Registered to Vessel Holdings 3 Ltd, Bridgetown, Bermuda and renamed PICASSO.

    

Bernt Anderson Collection

May 1995: Chartered to DFDS A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark and installed between Cuxhaven – Immingham.

© Simonwp

© Simonwp (Immingham, 15/07/1995)

June 30th 1995 – October 4th 1995: Chartered to Norfolk Line B.V., Scheveningen for services between Scheveningen – Felixstowe.

© Simonwp

© Simonwp (Immingham, 01/07/1995)

October 1996: Registered to Hoverspeed (UK) Ltd., Georgetown, Cayman Island.

November 1st 1996: Commenced services for Hoverspeed – Falcon Seafreight between Folkestone – Boulogne.

    

© Mike Sartin

© Mike Jackson

© Mike Jackson (Dover, Granville Dock)

© Mike Jackson

© Mike Jackson (Sheltering at Dover, December 1996)

  © Ken Larwood  

© Ken Larwood (Folkestone, March 1997)

© Pieter Inpyn

© Pieter Inpyn (Boulogne, May 1997)

April 1998: Laid up in Liverpool.

February 1999: Chartered to Falcon Freight Distribution Services, Folkestone between Folkestone – Boulogne.

February 22nd 1992: On a journey to Folkestone suffered engine failure.

March 1999: Charter completed and then laid up in Liverpool.

July 2001: Sold to Aegean Carriers, Crete and renamed MARINO. Commenced services between Piraeus – Crete.

© Frank Heine © Frank Heine

© Frank Heine (Marseille, July 2002)

2002: Chartered for services between France and North Africa.

2002: Sold to Southern Star Shipping, Mexico and renamed SAN GUILLERMO.

2003: Commenced services in Mexico.

2012: Noted as still being in service, owned and managed by Transportacion Maritima De California La Paz, Mexico.

2015: Noted as being in San Guillermo, Mexico.

February 2018: Noted as still being in service in Mexico.

May 2019: Still in service as San Guillermo on the Pichilingue to Topolobampo (Mexico) freight route.

March 26th 2022: Suffered a fire in Deck Cargo (Trailer). Passengers evacuated and fire extinguished by crew and assisting tugs.

March 27th 2022: Towed to Pichilingue.

August 2023: Still in service Pichilingue – Topolobampo 

 


We would like to thank: Fotoflite, Frank Heine, Pieter Inpyn, Mike Jackson, Ken Larwood, Mike Sartin, Derek Sands, Simonwp, Tim Webb and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature. All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for errors and omissions.

A special thanks goes to the World Ship Society, East Kent Branch.

Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)

4 Comments

  1. May 2019 – Still in service as San Guillermo on the Pichilingue to Topolobampo (Mexico) freight route.

    1. Auf dem Schiff ist mein Vater als Kpt und ich als. Heiter gefahren. Kenne das Schiff auswendig

      “My father is on the ship as Cpt and I as. Cheered. Know the ship by heart”

      1. Fahre gerade von pichilingue nach topolobambo
        Lg

        “I’m currently driving from pichilingue to topolobambo.Lg” Google Translate

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