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 132m (433feet) and displaces about 9000t.
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]
KA Bunga Mas Lima was involved in 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]
| Pennant | Name | Builders | Launched | Commissioned | Division/Squadron | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM5 | 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 | 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. |