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]

History
Malaysia
Name: KA Bunga Mas 6 (BM6)
Builder: Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering
Launched: 1997
Identification:
Status: In active service
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:
Aircraft carried: 1 × 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]

References
  1. http://www.navy.mil.my/index.php/informasi/berita/berita-utama/item/752-penugasan-bantuan-logistik-operasi-mencari-mh370-oleh-kapal-auxiliary-tldm-bunga-mas-enam-bm6-ke-koridor-selatan-perairan-lautan-hindi
  2. http://www.astroawani.com/berita-mh370/mh370-tldm-gerakkan-kapal-bunga-mas-6-ke-lautan-hindi-34022?amp=1
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