Information: - USS LCI ( L ) -760 was an LCI - 351 - class Landing Craft Infantry ( Large ) , laid down and launched on dates unknown . Commissioned on 26 May 1944 as USS LCI ( L ) -760 , reclassified LCI ( G ) -760 ( Gunboat ) on 31 December 1944 , and again reclassified as LCI ( M ) -760 ( Mortar ) on 30 April 1945 . LCI ( M ) -760 was assigned to the Pacific and took part in two combat actions , the Iwo Jima landings ( as LCI ( G ) -760 ) from 19 February to 26 February 1945 and the Okinawa landings from 26 March 1945 to 14 June 1945 . After Victory over Japan Day , LCI ( M ) -760 performed occupation duty in Japan from 18 September 1945 to 2 April 1946 . LCI ( M ) -760 was based out of the port of Nagasaki , Japan for some if not all of this time . Duties included transportation of U.S. Marines to outlying islands to take surrender of Japanese garrisons , and other fleet duties . LCI ( M ) -760 was decommissioned , date unknown and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register . Sold on 20 January 1947 , LCI ( M ) -760 ' s fate is not known . LCI ( G ) -760 received one battle star for World War II service . LCI ( M ) -760 received one battle star for World War II service . - The Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) were several classes of seagoing amphibious assault ships of the Second World War used to land large numbers of infantry directly onto beaches. They were developed in response to a British request for a vessel capable of carrying and landing substantially more troops than their smaller Landing Craft Assault (LCA). The result was a small steel ship that could land 200 troops, traveling from rear bases on its own bottom at a speed of up to 15 knots. - An amphibious assault ship (also referred to as a commando carrier or an amphibious assault carrier) is a type of amphibious warfare ship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory by an amphibious assault. The design evolved from aircraft carriers converted for use as helicopter carriers (and as a result, are often mistaken for aircraft carriers), but includes support for amphibious landing craft, with most designs including a well deck. Coming full circle, some amphibious assault ships now have a secondary role as aircraft carriers, supporting V/STOL fixed-wing aircraft. - Infantry is the general branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot. As the troops who engage with the enemy in close-ranged combat, infantry units bear the largest brunt of warfare and typically suffer the greatest number of casualties during a military campaign. Historically, as the oldest branch of the combat arms, the infantry are the tip of the spear of a modern army, and continually undergo training that is typically more physically demanding and psychologically stressful than that of any other branch of the combat arms. Common representations of infantry fighting forces include the U.S. Army Infantry Branch, U.S. Marine Corps Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, Infantry of the British Army, and the Royal Australian Corps of Infantry. - Landing Craft Assault (LCA) was a landing craft used extensively in World War II. Its primary purpose was to ferry troops from transport ships to attack enemy-held shores. The craft derived from a prototype designed by John I. Thornycroft Ltd. of Woolston, Hampshire, UK. During the war it was manufactured throughout the United Kingdom in places as various as small boatyards and furniture manufacturers. What is the relationship between 'uss lci' and 'ship'?
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