High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS LCI(L)-189 was an amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1943 by the United States Navy and assigned to the Mediterranean theater during World War II. As part of Operation Husky, LCI(L)-189 participated in the allied landings in Sicily from July 9 - 15, 1943. From September 9 - 21, 1943 LCI(L)-189 took part in the Salerno landings during Operation Avalanche.