KA Bunga Mas Lima (BM5) is a container freighter purchased by the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and converted into an auxiliary ship.

This is an innovative initiative by the Navy in collaboration with MISC to sustain “Fit-For-Purpose Capability for the RMN Operation Fajar in the Gulf of Aden.

The Fleet Operations Commander, Vice Admiral Kamarulzaman proposed the idea of the Naval Auxiliary to the CEO of MISC, Datuk Shamsul Azhar to convert one of its container vessel Bunga Mas Lima with a modified helicopter hangar.

On the contrary, the frigates and the New Generation Patrol Vessels (NGPV) had themselves equipped for helicopter operation, with an enclosed hangar and a landing pad capable of receiving an Agusta Westland Super Lynx or a Eurocopter AS-555 Fennec helicopter.

She has contributed huge savings for the RMN and the Malaysian Government over its service life.