MV Whitethorn 75/WH/05
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 75/WH/05 |
| Cruise period | 1975-09-04 — 1975-09-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Drill boreholes to prove the age and nature of sediments infilling the Rathlin Trough and Loch Indaal Basin |
| Chief scientist | Daniel Evans (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (3.46 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Inland Sea off West coast of Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 7 |
| Core - rock | Quantity: 9 Description: 4 paleontology |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 6 Description: drilling |
| Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: 120 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: 120 |
