RRS Shackleton S5/76
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
| Cruise identifier | S5/76 |
| Cruise period | 1976-10-06 — 1976-10-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The objectives were to complete the westernmost part of a larger survey designed to investigate the geological structure and history of the continental margin south-west of Ireland. More specifically, detailed information on variations in the gravity field and on sediment distribution over the abyssal plain were sought. |
| Chief scientist | Roger A Scrutton (University of Edinburgh Department of Geology) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 2555.76 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: 318 |
| Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 2555.76 |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 2092.76 |
