USS Barbour County (LST-1195) was the seventeenth ship of the Newport-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy. Named after Barbour County, Alabama and Barbour County, West Virginia. She was laid down on 7 November 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation and launched on 15 May 1971, sponsored by Mrs. J. Victor Smith. Commissioned at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 3 February 1972, Comdr. John G. Schimming in command.