The U.S. Navy large infantry landing craft USS LCI(L)-551 in May 1945, flying her colors at half-mast in honor of the recently deceased President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Transferred to the …

USS LCI(L)-1091 is an LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft built for the United States Navy in World War II. Like most ships of her class, she was not named and known only by her …

This is a list of Landing Craft Infantry (LCIs) built by the United States Navy. ^ a b c Operation Crossroads 1946 (PDF) (Report). Defense Nuclear Agency. Colton, Tim (4 May 2015). …

All U.S. Navy Landing Craft of World War II, listed by type and class, with descriptions and links to individual pages.

The LCI National Association is dedicated to preserving the history of the World War II Landing Craft Infantry ships and honoring the sailors that manned them. On this site you will find first …

The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) – LCI (L) – was a large beaching craft intended to transport and deliver fighting troops, typically a company of infantry or marines, to a hostile shore once a …

Jun 6, 2023 · The Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) was the Allies main specialized Infantry landing Craft, capable of offshore travel but to land troops directly onto beaches, developed like the …

Six US Navy Landing Craft Infantry (LCIs) formed in columns off the Virginia coast on December 24th, 1943 for their journey to England – LCI (L)s 487, 488, 489, 490, 491 and 492. They were …

USS LCI (L)-92 was lost due to enemy action at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. At 0810 on D-Day, and explosion occurred in Troop Compartment #1 causing the …

The USS LCI (L) 713 is a World War II era Landing Craft Infantry. Its mission was to place up to 200 soldiers onto almost any beach in the world. The LCI was a joint British-American design …