USS Briscoe (DD-977) named for Rear Admiral Robert Pearce Briscoe USN was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula Mississippi. She was laid down 21 July 1975 launched 28 December 1976 and commissioned 3 June 1978. The ship operated out of Norfolk Virginia during her entire 25-year career. When decommissioned she was part of Destroyer Squadron 22. 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