Bunga Mas Lima class
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The Bunga Mas Lima- class is a four-unit container ship class, which in the 1990s for the Malaysian shipping company Malaysia International Shipping Corporation was built. Two ships of the class were later converted into auxiliary ships for the Malaysian Navy .
history
The ships were built between 1995 and 1998 at the Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering shipyard in Pasir Gudang , Malaysia , for the Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC). They sailed under the flag of Malaysia with their home port of Port Klang .
In 2007 two of the ships, the Bunga Mas Tujuh and the Bunga Mas Lapan , were sold. The two remaining units, the Bunga Mas Enam and the Bunga Mas Lima , were converted into auxiliary ships for the Malaysian Navy as a result of the hijacking of two MISC tankers in the Gulf of Aden .
description
The ships are designed as versatile container ships with a deckhouse far aft and two cranes each. The container capacity is 699 TEU , of which 296 TEU can be found in the room and 403 TEU on deck. With homogeneous loading with 14 t heavy containers , 544 TEU can be loaded. There are 60 connections for refrigerated containers. There are seven bays in a row on deck. The front six can accommodate 20 and 40-foot containers, the rear one directly in front of the deckhouse offers space for 20-foot containers. Up to nine containers can be loaded side by side on deck. There is a breakwater in front of the holds to protect the deck cargo from overflowing water. The ships were on the port side with two Liebherr - cranes equipped that could lift 40 tons each. During modifications, the cranes were removed or replaced in three units. The Pacific Pearl no longer has a loading harness.
The ships are from a two-stroke - five-cylinder - diesel engine with 7800 kW power driven. The 5RTA52U Sulzer engine was built under license by Hyundai Heavy Industries . The engine acts on a propeller . The ships reach a speed of around 17 knots . Three diesel generator sets, each with an apparent power of 750 kVA, are available for power generation.
Conversion to auxiliary ships of the Malaysian Navy
In response to the hijacking of the two MISC tankers Bunga Melati Dua and Bunga Melati 5 in August 2008 in the Gulf of Aden, the Bunga Mas Lima and the Bunga Mas Enam were converted into auxiliary ships for the Malaysian Navy. During the renovation, u. a. the forward ship crane removed. The number of cabins has been increased to accommodate additional staff. In front of the deckhouse, additional superstructures, u. a. with a helicopter hangar installed. A helicopter landing deck was set up in part of the holds. In addition, the ships were equipped with facilities for the use of rigid inflatable boats.
The Bunga Mas Lima with the Hull number 5 was put into service at the beginning of June 2009, the Bunga Mas Enam with the Hull number 6 in August 2011. The ships were initially driven by crews of 21 men . The crews were provided by MISC. The seafarers were given reservist status for their mission . In addition, military personnel from the Malaysian Navy, helicopter crews and technicians, and medical personnel from the Malaysian military had embarked.
The ships were initially deployed in the Gulf of Aden in support of the Malaysian Navy's "Operation Fajar", which was launched at the end of August 2008 in response to the capture of the two MISC tankers. The Bunga Mas Lima was u. a. used for the rescue of the Bunga Laurel , which was boarded by pirates in the Arabian Sea in January 2011 . In addition, and after the end of "Operation Fajar", they are used to fight crime in Malaysian waters. Both ships were also involved in the search for Flight MH370, which disappeared in March 2014, in the Indian Ocean . The Bunga Mas Enam was also used as part of "Operation Piramid" to evacuate Malaysian students from Egypt during the revolution in Egypt in 2011 .
At the beginning of 2016, the Bunga Mas Enam was handed over to the Malaysian Navy. The ship can stay at sea for up to 21 days, covering up to 9,000 nautical miles . The whereabouts of the Bunga Mas Lima is unclear.
Ships
| Bunga Mas Lima class | ||||
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| Building name | Build number | IMO number |
Keel laying, launching, delivery |
Later names and whereabouts |
| Bunga Mas Lima | 067 | 9121675 | September 1995 March 7th 1996 February 1997 |
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| Bunga Mas Enam | 068 | 9121687 | March 9, 1996 August 1, 1996 May 22, 1997 |
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| Bunga Mas Tujuh | 074 | 9150858 | October 24, 1996 April 9, 1997 October 29, 1997 |
Pacific Gloria (2007) → TVL Xiamen (2016) → Xiamen (2019) → 2019 demolition in Chittagong |
| Bunga Mas Lapan | 075 | 9150860 | January 8, 1997 August 21, 1997 February 11, 1998 |
Pacific Pearl (2007) → P Pearl (2018) → 2019 demolition in Alang |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bunga Mas Lima , Deltamarin. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ a b MISC containership gets antipiracy role , MarineLog, September 1, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ a b Srijanee Chakraborthy: Royal Malaysian Navy receives new auxiliary vessel , Naval Technology, January 24, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ Dzirhan Mahadzir: Malaysia is a country split into two halves , Defense Review Asia, March 7, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ Malaysia - Budgetary difficulties remain , Defense Review Asia, May 26, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ a b Bunga Mas 5 vessel to protect and escort M'sian ships plying the gulf , Borneo Post Online, March 1, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ MISC container vessel transformed into anti-pirate naval auxiliary , Seatrade Maritime News, June 2, 2009.
- ↑ Paskal commandos foil hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden , The Star Online , January 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ Atiqa Hazellah: 'Sea base' in Sabah today , New Straits Times , July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ Navy's Bunga Mas 6 vessel involved in search for MH370 arrives in Lumut , Borneo Post Online, August 27, 2014. Accessed August 22, 2018.
- ^ A b Joseph Fonseca: MISC Hands Over Naval Auxiliary Vessel BM5 To RMN , MarineLink, January 23, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ Bunga Mas Enam , Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia. Retrieved August 22, 2018.