Operation Custom Tailor
Operation Custom Tailor | |
---|---|
Objective | Mine the port of Haiphong, North Vietnam. |
Date | 10 May 1972 |
Executed by | United States |
Outcome | United States victory, objectives completed. |
History of Haiphong |
---|
Vietnam portal |
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 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
- ^ Destroyer Photo Index DD-832 / DDR-832 USS HANSON. Navsource.org. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ The Ship. USS Hanson 832. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Admrial Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. – Meritorious Unit Commendation – USS Hanson (DD-832). History.navy.mil. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Untitled Document".
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from January 2021
- Conflicts in 1972
- Campaigns of the Vietnam War
- 1972 in Vietnam
- Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1972
- Naval battles of the Vietnam War involving the United States
- Naval battles of the Vietnam War
- May 1972 events in Asia
- History of Haiphong
- All stub articles
- Vietnam War stubs