| 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 for saving the lives of 120 soldiers who were being overrun by enemy troops in Mộ Đức District; and its participation in a daring raid on Haiphong in 1972 during Operation Custom Tailor.
Among the ships present was the USS Hanson, a destroyer that received the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its participation in this operation and later saving the lives of an Army detachment of 120 men being overrun by enemy forces in Mộ Đức District. Also present were the USS Buchanan, USS Newport News, USS Providence and USS Oklahoma City.
During the raid, the USS Hanson entered Haiphong Harbor to suppress hostile shore batteries while enabling other United States Navy forces to mine the Haiphong Harbor entrance. This made the USS Hanson the last American warship to enter Haiphong Harbor during the Vietnam War and the last one out.
References[]
- ↑ Destroyer Photo Index DD-832 / DDR-832 USS HANSON. Navsource.org. Retrieved on 12 August 2011.
- ↑ The Ship. USS Hanson 832. Retrieved on 12 August 2011.
- ↑ Admrial Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. – Meritorious Unit Commendation – USS Hanson (DD-832). History.navy.mil. Retrieved on 12 August 2011.
- ↑ http://www.uss-buchanan-ddg14.org/buchanan72.html
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