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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).

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. Bunga Mas Enam also patrols the Malaysian exclusive economic zone especially in Sabah to ensure the peace in Malaysia water.

Scrapped

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

References

1. "PENUGASAN BANTUAN LOGISTIK OPERASI MENCARI MH370 OLEH KAPAL AUXILIARY TLDM BUNGA MAS ENAM (BM6) KE KORIDOR SELATAN PERAIRAN LAUTAN HINDI - Laman Rasmi TLDM".
2. "MH370: TLDM gerakkan kapal Bunga Mas 6 ke Lautan Hindi | Astro Awani".
3. "Waktu solat bagi kawasan Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya".
4. "Kapal Bunga Emas Enam selamat tiba selepas jalani misi di Lautan Hindi | Berita Harian".

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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 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
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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