Operation Custom Tailor
| Operation Custom Tailor | |
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 USS Hanson firing on the North Vietnamese coast, 1972 | |
| Objective | Mine the port of Haiphong, North Vietnam. |
| Date | 10 May 1972 (1972-05-10) |
| Executed by |  United States |
| Outcome | United States victory, objectives completed. |
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Operation Custom Tailor was an American cruiser and destroyer strike force that conducted a raid on Haiphong, North Vietnam, on 10 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.
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