Given the question: The second USS Albatross often seen as USFC Albatross in scientific literature citations was an iron-hulled twin-screw steamer in the United States Navy and reputedly the first research vessel ever built especially for marine research.Albatross was laid down at Wilmington Delaware by Pusey and Jones in March 1882; launched on 19 August 1882 and commissioned on 11 November 1882 with Lt. Zera L. Tanner 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?
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Mean Of Transportation