Makin Island
Topics referred to by the same term
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Makin Island may refer to:
Places
- Butaritari, an atoll in Kiribati known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Makin Atoll" and "Makin Island"
- Makin (atoll), the local, and now preferred, name for an atoll in Kiribati adjacent to Butaritari, known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Little Makin"
Ships
- USS Makin Island (CVE-93), a United States Navy escort aircraft carrier in commission from 1944 to 1946
- USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a United States Navy amphibious assault ship commissioned in 2009