Please answer the following question: Wakataka ( Young Hawk) was the third and final 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. 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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Mean Of Transportation