RRS Discovery D29
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D29 |
| Cruise period | 1969-08-02 — 1969-10-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | The entire emphasis on Leg 1 was to test the Geological Long Range Inclined Asdic (GLORIA). |
| Chief scientist | Anthony S Laughton (National Institute of Oceanography) |
| Cruise report |  (0.91 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts | (0.10 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Single-beam echosounding | Description: GLORIA trials took place on the cruise. No. of trials not noted. |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: To determine the upper mantle anisotropy. No. of deployments not noted. |
| Gravity measurements | Description: Gravity readings were collected through the cruise. No. of readings not noted. |
