Please answer the following question: San Rafael was a steamboat that operated on San Francisco Bay from 1878 to 1901. The components of the vessel and a sistership were manufactured in Brooklyn then shipped to San Francisco where the ships were assembled. San Rafael remained in service primarily as a ferry until the vessel was sunk in a collision with a ferry on November 30 1901. Although San Rafael sank rapidly quick action by the crews limited the loss of life to five persons or fewer. 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