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built as motor minesweeper of the MMS ll class. HMS MMS 1086, MS Franklin Roosevelt.
MV Probe was a former MMS II class motor minesweeper, originally commissioned as HMS MMS 1086 and later known as MS Franklin Roosevelt. It was lost in 1948 after running aground near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, with no lives lost but carrying military cargo; its wreck remains a notable example of post-war naval repurposing and disposal.
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