Task: Text Categorization
Input (English): Context: USS Southerland (DD-743) a Gearing-class destroyer was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Henry Hudson Southerland an admiral.Southerland (DD-743) was laid down on 27 May 1944 by the Bath Iron Works Bath Maine; launched on 5 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Edmund Richardson daughter of Rear Admiral Southerland; and commissioned on 22 December 1944 Commander Russell C. Williams in command.
Question: The document can be classified to which topic? 
Options: 1)MeanOfTransportation, 2)Building, 3)Artist, 4)Animal, 5)Company
Output (English): 1