| Operation Custom Taylor | |
|---|---|
 USS Hanson firing on the North Vietnamese coast, 1972. | |
| Objective | Mine the port of Haiphong, North Vietnam. |
| Date | May 1972 |
| Executed by | United States |
| Outcome | United States victory, objectives completed. |
Operation Custom Tailor was an American cruiser and destroyer strike force that conducted a daring raid on Haiphong, North Vietnam, in 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[]
- ↑ 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". http://www.uss-buchanan-ddg14.org/buchanan72.html.
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