Operation Custom Tailor

Operation Custom Tailor


Operation Custom Taylor
Mount-51.jpg
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.
This operation should not be confused with the earlier Battle of Haiphong Harbor.

Operation Custom Tailor was an American cruiser and destroyer strike force that conducted a daring raid at Haiphong, North Vietnam, in May of 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 American 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.

During the raid, the USS Hanson entered Haiphong Harbor to supress hostile shore batteries while enabling other United States Navy forces to mine the Haiphong Harbor entrance. This made the Hanson the last American warship to enter Haiphong Harbor during the Vietnam War and the last one out.

[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Destroyer Photo Index DD-832 / DDR-832 USS HANSON. Navsource.org. Retrieved on 12 August 2011.
  2. ^ The Ship. USS Hanson 832. Retrieved on 12 August 2011.
  3. ^ Admrial Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. – Meritorious Unit Commendation – USS Hanson (DD-832). History.navy.mil. Retrieved on 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ http://www.uss-buchanan-ddg14.org/buchanan72.html

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Operation Linebacker — Part of Vietnam War Date 9 May – 23 October 1972 Location Democratic Republic of Vietnam Result …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Commando Hunt — Part of the Vietnam War Targets: (top) loaded PAVN trucks, (mid) POL storage area, (bot) open supply storage area …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Frequent Wind — Part of the Fall of Saigon, Vietnam War …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Lam Son 719 — Part of the Vietnam War Map showing fire support bases and movement of forces …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Cedar Falls — Part of the Vietnam War Operation Cedar Falls …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Shed Light — Part of the Vietnam War Tropic Moon III B 57G aircraft with FLIR and LLLTV in nose …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Rolling Thunder — Part of the Vietnam War F 105 Thunderchiefs radar bombing at direction of a B 6 …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Igloo White — Part of the Vietnam War Date 1968–1973 Location Southern Laos Result …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Dewey Canyon — Part of the Vietnam War …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Bolo — Part of Vietnam War 8th TFW F 4C Phantom II on static display at Pacific Coast Air Museum …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”