USS Ortolan (AMCU-34) was a LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft of the United States Navy later converted to an AMCU-7-class coastal minesweeper.The ship was laid down as LCI(L)976 on 15 March 1944 by the Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange Texas launched on 10 April 1944 and commissioned on 5 May 1944 Lt. (j.g.) William C. Lawton 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