USS Lorain County (LST-1177) was a De Soto County-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s.

On 31 July her squadron steamed from Morehead City, North Carolina with Marines embarked for Mediterranean deployment with the 6th Fleet.

Such training proved its value during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when fully loaded, Lorain County remained on standby in the Caribbean from 22 October to 16 December.

From the time of commissioning, Lorain County spent her entire period of active service with the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet.

Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 23 December 1994 for lay-up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Virginia, the ship was scrapped in October 2002 at ESCO Marine, Brownsville, Texas.