Task: Text Categorization
Input (English): Context: SS West Lashaway was a steel–hulled cargo ship that saw service with the U.S. Navy during World War I as the auxiliary ship USS West Lashaway (ID-3700). She was later engaged in mercantile service until being sunk by a U-boat in 1942.West Lashaway was commissioned into the Navy immediately upon completion in September 1918 but only had time to complete one voyage before the end of the war.
Question: The document can be classified to which topic? 
Options: 1)MeanOfTransportation, 2)Village, 3)WrittenWork, 4)Building
Output (English): 1