USS Wood County (LST-1178)

USS Wood County (LST-1178) was a De Soto County-class tank landing ship commissioned by the United States Navy in 1959. Designed to transport troops, vehicles, and equipment directly onto shore, she served primarily with the Atlantic Fleet, participating in amphibious exercises and supporting Marine and Army units. Notably, Wood County took part in the Cuban Missile Crisis quarantine operations in 1962 and later provided logistics support during the Vietnam War era. Decommissioned in 1972, she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1977 and subsequently sold for scrap.