MV Whitethorn 12/74
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 12/74 |
| Cruise period | 1974-05-12 — 1974-05-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The object of the cruise was to closely sample a small area and to compare methods of geophysical profiling and geotechnical testing. To do this three sampling grids were planned with a station separation ranging from 3 to 10 km from the smallest to the largest grid. Fifty seven stations were sampled all together and approximately 520 km of geophysics line traversed. |
| Chief scientist | Nigel G T Fannin (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (3.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: A number of underwater camera tows were made throughout the cruise to gauge gear quality. No. of films not noted. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom | Description: A number of vibrocore and gravity core samples were collected throughout the cruise. No. of cores not noted. |
