RRS Discovery D10
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D10 |
| Cruise period | 1966-02-15 — 1966-04-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | Primarily an equipment-testing cruise. |
| Chief scientist | John C Swallow (National Institute of Oceanography) |
| Cruise report |  (0.38 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Bay of Biscay North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Seine bank, Funchal, Bay of Biscay |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Water bottle samples and current measurements were collected on route to Seine Bank. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Current meters | Description: Water bottle samples and current measurements were collected on route to Seine Bank. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: Water bottle samples and current measurements were collected on route to Seine Bank. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Trace elements | Description: Water bottle samples and current measurements were collected on route to Seine Bank. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | Description: Water bottle samples and current measurements were collected on route to Seine Bank. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: A number of thermistor chain trials took place on passage to the site. No. of trials not noted. |
