MV Whitethorn 75/WH/03
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 75/WH/03 |
| Cruise period | 1975-02-24 — 1975-03-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Newcastle, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. The testing and assessment of sampling methods in unconsolidated marine sediments with the object of obtaining undisturbed samples for geotechnical tests.
2. Evaluation of radiometric "down hole" logging techniques for use in unconsolidated marine sediments. 3. Testing and evalution of acoustic "down hole" logging techniques |
| Chief scientist | Rodney Owens (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (14.86 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 5 |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 3 Description: radioactivity msmnts. |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 2 Description: acoustical properties |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 3 Description: engineering properties |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 3 Description: drilling |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: 40 |
