Two ships of the
United States Navy
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have borne the name USS ''Makin Island'', named for
Makin Island, target of the
U.S. Marine Raiders'
raid
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* Panty raid, a prankish raid by male college ...
early in
World War II
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.
* The first , was a , launched in 1944 and stricken in 1946.
* The second , is a . She was launched on 15 Sep 2006 and was commissioned in October 2009.
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United States Navy ship names