Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Murray (74MJ) |
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| Cruise identifier | JM9/72 |
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| Cruise period | 1972-07-27 — 1972-08-17 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Objectives | Marine geology in the Western Approaches. |
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| Chief scientist | Douglas Hamilton (University of Bristol Geology Department) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Atlantic Ocean |
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| Track charts | |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: plessey remote rec.current meters;3 sts.giving 67hrs of recording |
| Geology and geophysics | |
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| Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 74 Description: 22 samples with shipek grab;12 samples with murray sampler |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 3 Description: prints and film;umel camera |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 2222 |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 2222 |