The Mexican navy tall ship that fatally smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge last spring is on its first voyage out to sea since the harrowing incident to give its hefty repairs a test run, The Post has learned.

The Cuauhtémoc left Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co in Staten Island for its “sea trial” in the ocean near the Big Apple around 2 p.m. Wednesday and is expected to return from the Atlantic sometime Saturday.

“It’s an operational test to make sure all the equipment is working as it should be,” Sal Morino, Caddell’s vice president, told The Post. 4

The ship took some $500,000 in damage when it collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in May — in a crash that left two dead and is still under investigation.

Morino described the extensive work on the damaged ship as “completed,” adding t

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