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
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| History | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Speed | 17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph) |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Fennec AS555 or Super Lynx |
| Aviation facilities |
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Development
editLike 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
editKA Bunga Mas Enam was stripped and disposed in 2023 and brought to India for scrapped.
References
edit- ^ "PENUGASAN BANTUAN LOGISTIK OPERASI MENCARI MH370 OLEH KAPAL AUXILIARY TLDM BUNGA MAS ENAM (BM6) KE KORIDOR SELATAN PERAIRAN LAUTAN HINDI - Laman Rasmi TLDM".
- ^ "MH370: TLDM gerakkan kapal Bunga Mas 6 ke Lautan Hindi | Astro Awani".
- ^ "Waktu solat bagi kawasan Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya".
- ^ "Kapal Bunga Emas Enam selamat tiba selepas jalani misi di Lautan Hindi | Berita Harian".