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RRS Challenger CH7/76
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH7/76 |
Cruise period | 1976-05-01 — 1976-05-16 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | The objectives of this cruise were geophysical surveying plus deployment of the Consub sea-bed sampling vehicle. Objectives were achieved, but significant time was lost due to a variety of technical problems with the Consub system. |
Chief scientist | D A Ardus (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
Cruise report | (0.21 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
Grab | Description: Shipek grab. |
Core - rock | Description: Consub |
Core - soft bottom | Description: Gravity coring |