FRV Clupea 11/70
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/70 |
| Cruise period | 1970-09-23 — 1970-10-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | The aims of this cruise were to test the launch and recovery system for the projected towed underwater vehicle on "Clupea", and to make any necessary engineering modifications to improve the reliability and safety of the technique. |
| Chief scientist | George Cameron (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Buckie Harbour |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: activity duration in days = 3 Description: During the first 3 days of the cruise, modification to the position of rollers on the gantry frame and other minor structural modifiations were carried out and a temporary wooden cradle was built on to the stern platform of the ship |
