MV Whitethorn 4/80 Leg 1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/80 Leg 1 |
| Cruise period | 1980-05-16 — 1980-06-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fleetwood, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The objective of Leg 1 after completeing initial equipment trials was to collect samples on the continental shelf area of the Foula sheet and from deep water in the north-western part of the area. 241 stations were occupied during the cruise.
CSU II Edinburgh |
| Chief scientist | Nigel G T Fannin (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Project | 80/WH/04 |
| Coordinating body | British Geological Survey |
| Cruise report |  (9.26 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 241 Description: grabs and cores |
| Core - rock | Quantity: 21 |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 844 |
