Oceanographic Cruises
This is a place holder – it will be an index to descriptions and photos from some past cruises I’ve been on.
In 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic kept me ashore for the season and, prompted by the discovery that it was now easier to scan old slides and photos, I decided to add some descriptions of past times for which I have photos (mainly travels and cruises) – for my own enjoyment! I’ve only just started adding some of the cruises I took part in… many more to follow!
Oceanographic Cruises / Past Times
by Peter Taylor · Published 14/10/1960 · Last modified 19/04/2025
This is a place holder – it will be an index to descriptions and photos from some past cruises I’ve been on.
Oceanographic Cruises / MEDOC 1970
by Peter Taylor · Published 21/01/1970 · Last modified 22/03/2021
MEDOC 1970 looked at Mediterranean bottom water formation and outflow into the Atlantic. I’ve reproduced my Diary from this, my first cruise, and added footnotes.
Oceanographic Cruises / JASIN 1970
by Peter Taylor · Published 02/06/1970 · Last modified 30/04/2021
No sooner had I returned from the MEDOC cruise in March, 1970, than Prof. Charnock asked me to accompany him on the next RRS Discovery...
Oceanographic Cruises / Past Times
by Peter Taylor · Published 14/08/1974 · Last modified 15/04/2021
(place holder only) GATE was the GARP1 Atlantic Tropical Experiment and took place off the west coast of tropical Africa in summer 1974. It was...