RRS Discovery D25
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D25 |
| Cruise period | 1969-01-25 — 1969-03-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The main purpose of this cruise was to contribute to a cooperative study of formation of deep water in the NW Mediterranean (MEDOC 1969).
It was also the first cruise after the ship's computer has been fitted and bringing it into operation was a major item in the scientific programme. Subsidiary aims included further long-term current measurements in the Bay of Biscay and observations of the Mediterranean outflow SE of Cape St. Vincent |
| Chief scientist | John C Swallow (National Institute of Oceanography) |
| Project | Deep Water Formation in NW Mediterranean |
| Cruise report |  (0.51 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Bay of Biscay Mediterranean Sea |
| Specific | NW Mediterranean, Bay of Biscay |
| Track charts | (0.05 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: A number of gear trials took place during the cruise. No. of trials not noted. |
