Operation Custom Tailor

1972 American military operation

Operation Custom Tailor
USS Hanson firing on the North Vietnamese coast, 1972
ObjectiveMine the port of Haiphong, North Vietnam.
Date10 May 1972
Executed by United States
OutcomeUnited States victory, objectives completed.
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Battle of Tonkin River (20–22 October 1849)
1881 Haiphong typhoon (27 September – October 8 1881)
Haiphong incident (23 November 1946)
Operation Custom Tailor (10 May 1972)
Operation End Sweep (6 February – 27 July 1973)
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Operation Custom Tailor was an American cruiser and destroyer strike force that conducted a raid on Haiphong, North Vietnam, in 10 May 1972. It was a history-making strike that involved the most formidable cruiser/destroyer fleet in the Western Pacific since World War II. During the strike, military targets within four miles of Haiphong were hit and enemy opposition was heavy.

Operation

The Meritorious Unit Commendation was awarded to the crew of USS Hanson.

The ships participating were USS Hanson, USS Buchanan, USS Newport News, USS Providence and USS Oklahoma City.

During the raid, USS Hanson entered Haiphong Harbor to suppress North Vietnamese shore batteries while enabling other United States Navy forces to mine the Haiphong Harbor entrance. This made USS Hanson the last American warship to enter Haiphong Harbor during the Vietnam War and the last one out.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Destroyer Photo Index DD-832 / DDR-832 USS HANSON. Navsource.org. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ^ The Ship. USS Hanson 832. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ^ Admrial Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. – Meritorious Unit Commendation – USS Hanson (DD-832). History.navy.mil. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Untitled Document".
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