Operation Custom Tailor
{{Short description|Part of the Vietnam War (1972)}}
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{{operational plan
| name = Operation Custom Tailor
| image = 300px
| caption = USS Hanson firing on the North Vietnamese coast, 1972
| scope =
| planned =
| planned_by =
| objective = Mine the port of Haiphong, North Vietnam.
| executed = 10 May 1972
{{end date and age|1972|05|10|df=y}}
| executed_by = {{flag|United States}}
| outcome = United States victory, objectives completed.
| casualties =
}}
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{{History of Hải Phòng}}
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
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The ships participating were {{USS|Hanson|DD-832|6}}, {{USS|Buchanan|DDG-14|6}}, {{USS|Newport News|CA-148|6}}, {{USS|Providence|CLG-6|6}} and {{USS|Oklahoma City|CL-91|6}}.
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.[http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/832.htm Destroyer Photo Index DD-832 / DDR-832 USS HANSON]. Navsource.org. Retrieved 12 August 2011.[http://www.usshanson832.org/ship-history.htm The Ship]. USS Hanson 832. Retrieved 12 August 2011.[https://web.archive.org/web/20060721043611/http://www.history.navy.mil/library/manuscript/zumwalt_e5.htm Admrial Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. – Meritorious Unit Commendation – USS Hanson (DD-832)]. History.navy.mil. Retrieved 12 August 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uss-buchanan-ddg14.org/buchanan72.html|title = Untitled Document}}
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Category:Campaigns of the Vietnam War
Category:Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1972
Category:Naval battles of the Vietnam War involving the United States
Category:Naval battles of the Vietnam War
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