KA Bunga Mas Enam

Bunga Mas Lima-class auxiliary ship scale model in display
History
Malaysia
Name	KA Bunga Mas 6 (BM6)
Builder	Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering
Launched	1997
Acquired	9 August 2011
Commissioned	9 August 2011
Decommissioned	2023
Identification	IMO number: 9121687 MMSI number: 533168000 Callsign: 9MC04
Status	Retired
General characteristics
Type	Auxiliary multi-purpose support ship
Displacement	9,000 tonnes
Length	132.80 m (435.7 ft)
Beam	22.7 m (74 ft)
Draught	7.5 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
Speed	17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph)
Armament	Medium arms FN MAG FN Minimi Mk 19 grenade launcher
Aircraft carried	1 × Fennec AS555 or Super Lynx
Aviation facilities	Hangar Helicopter landing platform

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]

Development[edit]

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[edit]

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

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