USS Middlesex County lst 983

USS Middlesex County (LST-983) was a tank landing ship of the LST-542 class, commissioned by the United States Navy in 1944 during World War II. She participated in the Normandy Invasion, landing troops and vehicles on Omaha Beach in June 1944, and continued to serve in European waters supporting Allied operations. After the war, LST-983 was decommissioned but later recommissioned for service during the Korean War and Cold War, primarily as a training and logistics vessel. In 1955, she was renamed USS Middlesex County (LST-983), serving until her final decommissioning in 1970.