Other ID: HUNT Cruise 3; Leg III
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): William Dillon, John C. Hathaway
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Sonobuoy, Sonar: Sidescan
Scientific Purpose/Goals: The purpose of the cruise was to make detailed surveys of possible sites for shallow drilling on the outer continental shelf. The areas covered were the northern and southern edges of Georges Bank; Physalis, Mytilus and Bear Seamounts; and lines in transit to and from these areas.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1972-08-20
End Date: 1972-08-29
Equipment Used: Air gun, Marine magnetometer, Seismic refraction, Loran-C, Single channel hydrophone, EG&G Model 260 sidescan sonar
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Continuous seismic profiling at areas F, G, H, I, J, and K.
Staff: John C. Behrendt, William Dillon, John C. Hathaway, Frank W. Jennings, Charles J. O'Hara, Robert N. Oldale
Affiliate Staff:
Christina Good - WHOI; Junell Sayles
Dolores Wilson
Robert White
David Davis
Notes:
Location:
Georges Bank, Physalis Seamount, Mytilus Seamount, Bear Seamount, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.75 | South: 39 | West: -71 | East: -66.5 |
Platform(s):
 Hunt |
Oldale, R.N., Hathaway, J.C., Dillon, W.P., Hendricks, J.D., and Robb, J.M., 1974, Geophysical observations on northern part of Georges Bank and adjacent basins of Gulf of Maine: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, AAPG Bulletin, v. 58 no. 12, URL: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70121288.
Schlee, J., Mattick, R.E., Taylor, D.J., Girard, O.W., Grow, J., Rhodehamel, E.C., Perry, W.J., Jr., Bayer, K.C., Furbush, M., Clifford, C.P., and Lees, J.A., 1975, Sediments, structural framework, petroleum potential, environmental conditions, and operational considerations of the United States North Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-353, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr75353.
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist' cruise report and 2 trackline maps. |
| Cruise log | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Cruise log containing Loran A/C position data and seismic data acquisition notes. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air gun | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun | |
| Marine magnetometer | --- | Magnetics | |
| Seismic refraction | --- | Sonobuoy | 1972-005-FA-LN-001-02 (Legs 2 and 3 sonobuoy refraction profiles trackline map.) |
| Loran-C | --- | Navigation | 1972-005-FA-LN-002 (Digital tape(s) of NV, ) 1972-005-FA-LN-001-01 (Zip archive of Cruise trackline maps for areas F, G, H, I, J, and K.) 1972-005-FA-NL-001-02 (Cruise log containing Loran A/C position data and seismic data acquisition notes.) |
| Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | 1972-005-FA-SE-002 (analog tape of seismic data) 1972-005-FA-SE-001 (microfilm of ) |
| EG&G Model 260 sidescan sonar | --- | Sidescan | 1972-005-FA-SO-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of sidescan sonar data for lines ) |
