MV Whitethorn 03/79 Leg 3
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 03/79 Leg 3 |
| Cruise period | 1979-06-18 — 1979-07-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Briefly complete the IGS regional seabed sampling of the Halibut Bank sheet before moving on to the Orkney sheet. |
| Chief scientist | Daniel Evans (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (5.78 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Orkney & Shetland |
| Track charts | (0.44 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - rock | Quantity: number of cores = 137 Description: A number of rock cores were made throughout the cruise. |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 80 Description: A number of sediment cores were made throughout the cruise. |
