Bunga Mas Lima-class auxiliary ship

History
Bunga Mas Lima-class auxiliary ship scale model in display
Name	Bunga Mas Lima class
Operator	Royal Malaysian Navy
Builder	Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering
Completed	2
Decommissioned	1
In service	1
General characteristics
Type	Auxiliary multi-purpose support ship
Displacement	9,000 tonnes
Length	132.80 m (435 ft 8 in)
Beam	22.7 m (74 ft 6 in)
Draught	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Speed	17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph)
Capacity	Heavy Fuel Oil Tank (used for cruising) - 540 tonnes Marine Diesel Oil Tank (used for generator) - 50 tonnes Cylinder Oil Tank - 11,000 L Fresh Water Tank - 980 tonnes
Armament	Medium arms FN MAG FN Minimi Mk 19 grenade launcher
Aircraft carried	1 x Fennec AS555 or Super Lynx
Aviation facilities	Hangar Helicopter landing platform

The Bunga Mas Lima class is a class of auxiliary ships in service with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The class comprises two ships: KA Bunga Mas Lima and KA Bunga Mas Enam. Each ship has a length of 132 metres (433 ft 1 in) and displaces about 9,000 tonnes (8,900 long tons).

Development

KA Bunga Mas Lima and KA Bunga Mas Enam were built at Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering in Pasir Gudang, Johor. Both ships were purchased by RMN to escort and protect Malaysian freighter ships in international waters. They are also used to patrol and control securities in Sabah waters to enforce the ESSZONE task in Sabah.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Service history

KA Bunga Mas Lima was involved in Operation Dawn 8: Gulf of Aden in 2011, where RMN commando PASKAL was tasked to rescue the hijacked ship MV Bunga Laurel.^[4]

In the same year, KA Bunga Mas Lima together with a C-130 from Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) was tasked to ferry 500 Malaysian students out of Egypt during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.^[5]

Ships of the class

Pennant	Name	Builders	Launched	Commissioned	Division/Squadron	Notes
BM5	KA Bunga Mas Lima	Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering	1996	1 June 2009		Launched as TEU container vessel by MISC in 1996 and commissioned as auxiliary vessel by RMN in 2009.
BM6	KA Bunga Mas Enam	Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering	1997	9 August 2011		Launched as TEU container vessel by MISC in 1997 and commissioned as auxiliary vessel by RMN in 2011. Retired in 2023.

References

^ "9th Ops Fajar of Bunga Mas 5 begins". New Straits Times. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011.
^ "MH370: TLDM gerakkan kapal Bunga Mas 6 ke Lautan Hindi". www.astroawani.com.
^ "MV Bunga Mas Lima Goes Pirate Hunting - Malaysian Defence". www.malaysiandefence.com.
^ "Paskal commandos foil hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden". The MalayMail. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011.
^ "Govt to bring M'sian students out of Egypt - Najib". The Star. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011.

Ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy

Submarines

Perdana Menteri class	KD Tunku Abdul Rahman KD Tun Abdul Razak

Frigates

Maharaja Lela class	TBA
Lekiu class	KD Jebat KD Lekiu

Corvettes

Kasturi class	KD Kasturi KD Lekir
Laksamana class	KD Laksamana Hang Nadim KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin KD Laksamana Tan Pusmah

Offshore patrol vessels

Kedah class	KD Kedah KD Pahang KD Perak KD Terengganu KD Kelantan KD Selangor
Keris class	KD Keris KD Sundang KD Badik KD Rencong

Fast attack craft

Perdana class	KD Perdana KD Serang KD Ganas KD Ganyang
Handalan class	KD Handalan KD Perkasa KD Pendekar KD Gempita
Jerung class	KD Jerung KD Todak KD Paus KD Yu KD Baung KD Pari
Keris class	KD Sri Perlis KD Sri Johor KD Sri Sabah KD Sri Sarawak
Sri Tiga class	KD Sri Tiga KD Sri Gaya