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RRS Challenger CH15/83

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH15/83
Cruise period1983-11-09 — 1983-11-10
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFalmouth, United Kingdom
Port of returnFalmouth, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe planned objectives for this cruise were:
(1) To service four SMBA and MAFF current meter moorings on the South-Western Porcupine Bank slope zone
(2) To recover two SMBA moorings in the central Rockall Channel
(3) To release nine satellite-tracked drogues in the northern Rockall Channel
(4) To service three SMBA moorings across the slope in 59N and recover a Dundee University temperature-transmitting buoy, and to service the Tiree Passage current meter mooring
(5) To deploy two IOS Bidston tide gauges for tests in the Porcupine Sea Bight
(6) To obtain cores on the outer shelf in 59N for university College, London
(7) To work shelf CTD sections with associated chlorophyll and nutrient sampling for Portaferry and radiocaesium sampling for MAFF and the Chemistry Department, Glasgow University.
The ship developed serious boiler problems before any scientific work commenced and the cruise was abandoned.
Chief scientistDavid T Meldrum (Scottish Marine Biological Association)
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH15/83 cruise report ch15_83.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)