Answer the following question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Japanese minelayer Aotaka - Aotaka ( Blue Hawk) was the second vessel in the Hatsutaka-class of medium-sized minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy which was in service during World War II. She was designed as an improved version of Shirataka netlayer. However during the Pacific War due to the critical shortage of patrol ships for convoy escort duties she was fitted with depth charge racks and her minelaying rails were removed.
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Mean Of Transportation