RRS Discovery D60
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D60 |
| Cruise period | 1974-02-26 — 1974-03-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To examine the nature of the continent ocean boundary on the south west margins of the Rockall Plateau. With particular emphasis on the relationship of spreading rate changes to the structural and stratigraphic history
2) intercomparison of the continental margin with the 76 Ma spreading discontinuity in the oceanic crust to the west of Porcupine Bank 3) comparative study of ensimatic rift margins at 52 21'N and 53'N 25'W 4) Eastward extension of Gibbs fracture zone and southward extension of the east margin of Rockall Plateau 5) Comparative geological history of the Celtic Sea, Porcupine Seabight and Rockall Trough. 6) JOIDES site surveys in the Hatton-Rockall Basin and in the Rockall Trough. 7) Dredging on Fangon Bank, Edora Bank and Porcupine Bank |
| Chief scientist | David G Roberts (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.56 MB) (2.60 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: 2 |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Dredge | |
| Single-beam echosounding | |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: 17 |
| Magnetic measurements |
