The French lugger Affronteur was launched in 1795 and in 1796-7 participated in the Expedition d'Irlande. In 1803 HMS Doris captured her and she subsequently served the Royal Navy either as a commissioned vessel or more probably as His Majesty's hired armed brig Caroline. In 1807 she was either broken up or became a letter of marque. 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