| Chief Scientist | Location | Array Type | Start | End |
| Baker, NOAA | Cleft, Coaxial, Gorda Ridge | CTD package | 10 JUN 96 | 25 JUN 96 |
| Herzig, Germany
Embley, NOAA | Axial Volcano, CoAxial | ROPOS, CTD, camera | 10 JUN 96 | 26 JUN 96 |
| Thomson, IOS | Endeavour | ACDP/CTD/net, camera | 17 JUN 96 | 29 JUN 96 |
| Embley, NOAA | CoAxial, Axial, N.Cleft, N.Gorda, Escanaba Trough | Sidescan | 16 JUL 96 | 9 AUG 96 |
| Delaney, UW
Fisher, PSU Juniper, UdQ | Endeavour,
Middle Valley | ROPOS | 12 AUG 96 | 28 AUG 96 |
| Embley, NOAA
Koski, USGS | W. Blanco F.Z.,
Escanaba Trough, N. Gorda | ATV ROV,
Sea Cliff submersible | 19 AUG 96 | 2 SEP 96 |
| Johnson, UW | CoAxial | Jason | 01 SEP 96 | 16 SEP 96 |
| Spiess, SIO | Cleft | Deep-Tow sled, Wireline Reentry Control Vehicle | 2 SEP 96 | 24 SEP 96 |
| Rona, Rutgers | Cleft | ATV ROV,
Sea Cliff submersible | 3 SEP 96 | 14 SEP 96 |