MV Whitethorn CSU II 74/WH/12
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | CSU II 74/WH/12 |
| Cruise period | 1974-05-12 — 1974-05-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The object of the cruise was to closely sample a small area and to compare methods of geophysical profiling and geotechnical testing. To do this three sampling grids were planned with a station separation ranging from 3 to 10 km from the smallest to the largest grid. Fifty seven stations were sampled altogether and approximately 520 km of geophysics line traversed. |
| Chief scientist | Nigel G T Fannin (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (3.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 50 Description: physical/chemical analysis of sediments |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 58 |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 65 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: 176 |
