SeapixOnlineDisplaying 31 of 11227 The tall ship CUAUHTEMOC (BE-01/1982/1800 tons displacement/IMO 8107505, ex-CELAYA) the Mexican Navy's 1981-built Spanish-built barque arrived in Auckland during it's 7 month training cruise.
Named after the last Aztec Emperor Cuauhtemoc, the vessel is used for training future officers and cadets. CUAUHTEMOC carries 2368 sq. metres (25489sq. ft) of sail and is the last of four sisterships built in Bilbao, Spain, the others being GLORIA (Colombia), GUAYAS (Ecuador) and the SIMON BOLIVAR (Venezuela).
She currently has 53 female crew aboard, a record and leaves Auckland on 1 November bound for Tahiti. Keywords: tall ships, naval, training ship, mexican navy, sailing ship | 
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