USS Albatross (MSC-289) was an Albatross-class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for clearing coastal minefields. The sixth ship to be named Albatross by the navy MSC-289 was laid down on 26 February 1959 by Tacoma Boat Building Inc. Tacoma Washington launched on 22 March 1960; sponsored by Mrs. S. A. Peters and commissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 20 April 1961 Lt. William H. Green in command. 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?
Mean Of Transportation