USS Carpenter (DD/DDK/DDE-825) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander Donald M. Carpenter (18941940).Carpenter was laid down on 30 July 1945 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange Texas; launched on 28 September 1945 and sponsored by Mrs. Donald M. Carpenter widow of the ship's namesake. 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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