HMS Nottingham was a batch two Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy named after the city of Nottingham England. She was launched on 18 February 1980 and commissioned on 8 April 1983 as the sixth ship to bear the name. Her commanding officer at commissioning was Commander Nigel Essenhigh (in his first major command role) who went on to become First Sea Lord. 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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