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MV Whitethorn CSU II 72/W1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | CSU II 72/W1 |
| Cruise period | 1972-02-27 — 1972-04-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Chief scientist | C E Deegan (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 215 Description: shipek grabs |
| Core - rock | Quantity: 71 |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 256 Description: 125 vibrocorer;131 sedim.corer;physical/chemical analysis |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 5 Description: drilling was by wire line |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 730 Description: some kelvin hughes transit sonar work was completed in conj.with the ore pinger seismic profiles |
