MV Briarthorn 4/74_3
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Briarthorn (74B6) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/74_3 |
| Cruise period | 1974-09-06 — 1974-09-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 74/4 Leg 3
The aim of this leg of the survey was to run sparker, magnetic, transit sonar and pinger traverses in the areas north-west of the Orkneys and east of the Shetlands, completing earlier IGS work in the areas. |
| Chief scientist | A Dobinson (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (0.40 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 9093 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 8130 |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 7778.4 |
