World War II: At the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Makin" id="mwvg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Makin">battle of Makin</a> the <a about="#mwt43" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"USS","href":"./Template:USS"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Liscome Bay"},"2":{"wt":"CVE-56"},"3":{"wt":"6"}},"i":0}}]}' href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liscome_Bay" id="mwvw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="USS Liscome Bay" typeof="mw:Transclusion">USS<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><i>Liscome Bay</i></a> is torpedoed near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarawa" id="mwwA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tarawa">Tarawa</a> and sinks, killing 650 men.