MV Whitethorn CSU II 72/W3
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | CSU II 72/W3 |
| Cruise period | 1972-05-09 — 1972-06-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. 9 borehole sites were occupied, and 5 boreholes were completed
2. During routine sampling operations 139 sample stations were occupied with the following sample statistics: Shipek Grab 130 stations Gravity Corer 64 stations Vibrocorer 7 stations 3. Approximately 531km of geophysical traverse lines were run mainly utilizing the ORE pinger and Atlas echo sounder, but also including some Kelvin Hughes transit sonar and sparker work. |
| Chief scientist | John A Chesher (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh), R A Eden (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (4.60 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 130 |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 71 Description: 7 by vibrocorer;64 by gravity corer;physical/chemical analysis of sediments |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 9 Description: drilling was by shell and auger and wire line methods |
| Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 563 |
| Seismic refraction | Quantity: track kilometres = 531 Description: pinger,echo sounder and sparker seismic traces were made and also some kelvin hughes transit sonar |
