RRS Shackleton S3/80 Leg 6
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
| Cruise identifier | S3/80 Leg 6 |
| Cruise period | 1980-07-05 — 1980-07-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Sunderland, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Dundee, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To complete a 15km grid between latitudes 56 and 57N from the Scottish coast to the median line, covering the Tay Forth, Marr Bank, Devil's Hole and Fisher sheets of the IGS 1:250 000 amp series. Secondary objectives were to survey along the track of a digital sparker line in the Fisher/Forties area which had been shot for IGS earlier in the year by Gardline Surveys Ltd to clarify earlier geophysical work in the Bosies Bank/Caithness area.
Lines 1-11 totalling 1114km were surveyed. The gravity meter operated well providing good results. Limited data aquired on this leg. |
| Chief scientist | Geoff A Day (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Project | 80/03 |
| Coordinating body | NERC |
| Cruise report |  (0.76 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 1114 Description: geophysical survey |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 6541 Description: "UDI"dual channel side scan system;3029nm Transit Sonar |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 2511 Description: format 0:Seismic analogue paper record |
| Seismic refraction | Quantity: track kilometres = 6888 Description: Sparker;1734nm Airgun;3352nm Boomer;1769nm Watergun |
| Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 7365 |
| Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 1114 Description: geophysical survey |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 6569 |
