USS Plymouth Rock LSD-29

USS *Plymouth Rock* (LSD-29) was a Thomaston-class dock landing ship commissioned by the United States Navy in 1954. Designed to support amphibious operations, she provided transport and launch capabilities for landing craft, vehicles, and troops. *Plymouth Rock* participated in numerous exercises and operations along the Atlantic coast, the Caribbean, and occasionally in the Mediterranean, contributing to Cold War readiness and rapid deployment capabilities. After nearly three decades of service, she was decommissioned in 1983 and subsequently struck from the Naval Vessel Register.