KA Bunga Mas Enam

KA Bunga Mas Enam (BM6) is a container freighter purchased by the Royal Malaysian Navy and converted into an auxiliary ship. She is the second ship after KA Bunga Mas Lima (BM5).[1][2]

Bunga Mas Lima-class auxiliary ship scale model in display
History
Malaysia
NameKA Bunga Mas 6 (BM6)
BuilderMalaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering
Launched1997
Acquired9 August 2011
Commissioned9 August 2011
Decommissioned2023
Identification
StatusRetired
General characteristics
TypeAuxiliary multi-purpose support ship
Displacement9,000 tonnes
Length132.80 m (435.7 ft)
Beam22.7 m (74 ft)
Draught7.5 m (25 ft)
Propulsion
  • Heavy Fuel Oil Tank (used for cruising) - 540 tonnes
  • Marine Diesel Oil Tank (used for generator) - 50 tonnes
  • Cylinder Oil Tank - 11,000 L (2,420 imp gal; 2,906 US gal)
  • Fresh Water Tank - 980 tonnes
Speed17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph)
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Fennec AS555 or Super Lynx
Aviation facilities
  • Hangar
  • Helicopter landing platform

Development

Like her sister ship Bunga Mas Lima, Bunga Mas Enam was also a 699 TEUs container vessel where she is the second-listed Malaysian trading vessel that has been renovated and equipped with security equipment and weapons in order to protect and accompany MISC ships carrying national interests in the Gulf of Aden waters and surrounding waters. The renovation work was carried out by MMHE (a subsidiary of MISC) at its shipyard in Pasir Gudang, Johor.[3] Bunga Mas Enam also patrols the Malaysian exclusive economic zone especially in Sabah to ensure the peace in Malaysia water.[4]

Scrapped

KA Bunga Mas Enam was stripped and disposed in 2023 and brought to India for scrapped.

References
  1. "PENUGASAN BANTUAN LOGISTIK OPERASI MENCARI MH370 OLEH KAPAL AUXILIARY TLDM BUNGA MAS ENAM (BM6) KE KORIDOR SELATAN PERAIRAN LAUTAN HINDI - Laman Rasmi TLDM".
  2. "MH370: TLDM gerakkan kapal Bunga Mas 6 ke Lautan Hindi | Astro Awani".
  3. "Waktu solat bagi kawasan Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya".
  4. "Kapal Bunga Emas Enam selamat tiba selepas jalani misi di Lautan Hindi | Berita Harian".
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