Persier was a 5382 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1918 as War Buffalo for the British Shipping Controller. In 1919 she was sold to Belgium and renamed Persier. Between 1934 and 1941 she also held a passenger certificate. She was driven ashore on the Icelandic coast in a storm in February 1941 which put her out of action for two years. Returned to service in February 1943 she served until 11 February 1945 when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-1017 with the loss of 20 crew. 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