MV Whitethorn 73/WH/12

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	MV Whitethorn (74WT)
Cruise identifier	73/WH/12
Cruise period	1973-06-01 — 1973-06-15
Status	Completed
Chief scientist	M E Thomson (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh), Nigel G T Fannin (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh)
Ocean/sea areas
General	North Sea
Specific	Firth of Clyde and Malin Sea
Measurements
Geology and geophysics
Dredge	Quantity: number of deployments = 1 Description: sediment dregde
Grab	Quantity: number of samples = 293 Description: shipek grab
Core - rock	Quantity: 49
Core - soft bottom	Quantity: number of cores = 159 Description: 135 sediment;24 vibrocorer;physical/chemical analysis
In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling	Quantity: 17 Description: drilling
Single-beam echosounding	Quantity: track kilometres = 119
Long/short range side scan sonar	Quantity: track kilometres = 261
Single channel seismic reflection	Quantity: track kilometres = 2200