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Bunga Mas Lima-class auxiliary ship scale model in display
History
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.

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.

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.

Ships of the class

References

1. "9th Ops Fajar of Bunga Mas 5 begins". New Straits Times. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011.
2. "MH370: TLDM gerakkan kapal Bunga Mas 6 ke Lautan Hindi". www.astroawani.com.
3. "MV Bunga Mas Lima Goes Pirate Hunting - Malaysian Defence". www.malaysiandefence.com.
4. "Paskal commandos foil hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden". The MalayMail. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011.
5. "Govt to bring M'sian students out of Egypt - Najib". The Star. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011.

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Mine countermeasures vessels	Mahamiru class KD Mahamiru KD Jerai KD Ledang KD Kinabalu
Multi-role support ships	Sri Indera Sakti class KD Sri Indera Sakti KD Mahawangsa
Auxiliary vessels	Bunga Mas Lima class KA Bunga Mas Lima Tun Azizan class KA Tun Azizan
Training ships	Gagah Samudera class KD Gagah Samudera KD Teguh Samudera Sail training ships KLD Tunas Samudera
Hydrographic survey vessels	Perantau class KD Perantau Dayang Sari class MV Dayang Sari Aishah class MV Aishah AMIN 1600HSV class AMIN 1600HSV 1 AMIN 1600HSV 2
Miscellaneous vessels	Submarine rescue ship MV Mega Bakti Tugboats KTD Penyu Tunda Satu Museum ships KD Hang Tuah Ouessant

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