 On April 19, 1972, in what would later be called The Battle of Đồng Hới, was a clash between United States Navy warships and three North Vietnamese air force MiG-17F fighter bombers, several torpedo boats and shore batteries during the Vietnam War.This was the first time US warships faced an air raid since the end of World War II.The "Lloyd Thomas" with three other US Navy warships were engaged in a naval strike just below the DMZ against North Vietnamese coast artillery when attacked by Communist artillery, MIGs and automatic weapons fire.