MV Whitethorn 8/81leg4
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/81leg4 |
| Cruise period | 1981-05-15 — 1981-05-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Geology. Legs 1-6, 12-14. Principal scientists were: Chesher, Owens, Evans and Fyfe. CSU = CSU II Edinburgh
Leg 4: The objectives of the cruise were to sample the Orkney 1:250,000 sheet as part of the IGS mapping programme. This included the proposal to drill solid rock at outcrop using the IGS 1m drill. A SSS TV system and Penetrometer were used |
| Chief scientist | Daniel Evans (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (2.87 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Orkney Sheet |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 222 Description: Shipek grab used |
| Core - rock | Quantity: number of stations = 150 Description: Rock corer used |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 20 Description: Vibrocorer stations |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 87 Description: Sediment corer used |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of stations = 14 Description: 1m Drill used |
