RRS Shackleton S6/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
| Cruise identifier | S6/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-06-30 — 1982-07-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To participate in the Caledonian Suture Seismic Project, an international seismic deep sounding experiment organised by Durham University in collaboration with the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Karlsruhe University
2) To carry out a detailed geophysical survey in North Rockall Trough, to the South of the Wyville-Thompson Ridge |
| Chief scientist | Martin C Sinha (University of Durham, Department of Geological Sciences) |
| Cruise report |  (1.37 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 2111 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 1889 |
| Seismic refraction | Quantity: 120 |
| Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 2111.28 |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 2111.28 |
