USS Douglas L. Howard (DE-138) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.She was named in honor of Navy Cross winner Douglas Legate Howard. She was launched 24 January 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp. Ltd. Orange Texas; sponsored by Mrs. D. I. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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