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{{Short description|Part of the Vietnam War (1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{operational plan
|name        = Operation Custom Tailor
|image       = [[File:Mount-51.jpg|300px]]
|caption     = USS ''Hanson'' firing on the North Vietnamese coast, 1972
|scope       =
|planned     =
|planned_by  =
|objective   = [[Naval mine|Mine]] the port of [[Haiphong]], [[North Vietnam]].
|executed    = 10 May 1972
|executed_by = {{flag|United States}}
|outcome     = United States victory, objectives completed.
|casualties  =
}}
{{Campaignbox Vietnam War}}
{{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 Ocean|Western Pacific]] since [[World War II]]. During the strike, military targets within four miles of Haiphong were hit and enemy opposition was heavy.

==Operation==
[[File:MeritoriousUnitCitation.jpg|right|thumb|The Meritorious Unit Commendation was awarded to the crew of USS Hanson.]]
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 [[Coastal artillery|shore batteries]] while enabling other [[United States Navy]] forces to [[Naval mine|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.<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/832.htm Destroyer Photo Index DD-832 / DDR-832 USS HANSON]. Navsource.org. Retrieved 12 August 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.usshanson832.org/ship-history.htm The Ship]. USS Hanson 832. Retrieved 12 August 2011.</ref><ref>[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.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uss-buchanan-ddg14.org/buchanan72.html|title = Untitled Document}}</ref>

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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]]
[[Category:May 1972 events in Asia]]
[[Category:History of Haiphong]]

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