Operation Custom Tailor
USSHanson firing on the North Vietnamese coast, 1972
Objective	Mine the port ofHaiphong,North Vietnam.
Date	10 May 1972; 53 years ago (1972-05-10)
Executed by	United States
Outcome	United States victory, objectives completed.

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Operation Custom Tailor was an Americancruiser anddestroyer strike force that conducted a raid onHaiphong,North Vietnam, in 10 May 1972. It was a history-making strike that involved the most formidable cruiser/destroyer fleet in theWestern Pacific sinceWorld War II. During the strike, military targets within four miles of Haiphong were hit and enemy opposition was heavy.

The ships participating wereUSS Hanson,USS Buchanan,USS Newport News,USS Providence andUSS Oklahoma City.

During the raid, USSHanson entered Haiphong Harbor to suppress North Vietnameseshore batteries while enabling otherUnited States Navy forces tomine the Haiphong Harbor entrance. This made USSHanson the last American warship to enter Haiphong Harbor during theVietnam War and the last one out.^[1][2][3][4]

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