This list contains information about those expeditions from which the SIO Geological Collections holds sample materials.
| EXPEDITION | SYNONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS | SHIP | YEAR | SAMPLE TYPES | COMMENT |
| Acapulco Geological Expedition | AGE, AGEX | R/V S. F. Baird | 1956 | Cores | |
| Acapulco Trench Expedition (See Chubasco) | CHUB | ||||
| Agassiz 1967 | A1GC | R/V Agassiz | 1967 | ||
| Agassiz-ES-66-1 (Also known as Student Cruise - 1966.) | ES-66-1, ES, ES66 | R/V Agassiz | 1966 | ||
| Agassiz 69-06-1 | AG-69, AG-69-06, AG-69-06-1, AG-69-6 | R/V Agassiz | 1969 | Dredges | |
| Alarcon | ALAR | R/V Roger Reville | 1998 | Cores and Dredges | Cores received from Miriam Kastner/Barbara Ransom (SIO). |
| Albatross | ALB | USFCS Albatross | 1882-1921 | ||
| Alcyone | ALCY | R/V Melville | 1985 | Dredges | Several samples (all?) with Harmon Craig Collection. |
| Alpha Helix | (None) | R/V Alpha Helix | 1975 | Dredges | Marcia Rottman, previously of the University of Colorado, is contact. |
| ALVIN Submersible (Core Samples) | ALV | ALVIN Submersible | ? | Cores | Only 3 cores in the Collections: ALV-907, ALV-911, ALV-920. |
| ALVIN Submersible - 1979 | ALVIN Submersible/Lulu (Deployment Boat)/Melville ("Dormitory" Ship) | 1979 | Rock Samples Only | Samples collected between legs of the IndoMed expedition. | |
| ALVIN Submersible - 1987 (See also A2-124-6). | WOK | Rock Sample Only | The Woods Hole ship, A2 was the mother ship for ALVIN. Part of A2-124-6 expedition. "WOK" derived from appearance of sediments in sampler, "like food being cooked in a wok." | ||
| Amigo-74 | AMGO, AMI, SM | Valdivia | 1974 | Cores | Cores placed in the Collections by Gustav Arrhenius in 1976. Apparently from a German expedition: Helmut Richer of Hannover is contact. |
| Amphitrite | AMP, AMPH | R/V Argo | 1963-1964 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Antipode | ANT, ANTP | R/V Melville | 1970-1971 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Aphrodite | APRO | R/V E.B. Scripps | 1968 | Neither | |
| Argo-3-65 | ARGO-3-65 | Argo | 1965 | Cores | 32 heat-probe samples. |
| Arguello | ALO, ARG, ARGL, ARGU | R/V Horizon | 1957 | Cores | |
| Ariadne | ARIA | R/V T. Washington | 1982 | Cores | All cores taken by Margaret Leinen to the University of Rhode Island. |
| Aries | ARIES, ARES | R/V T. Washington | 1970-1971 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Atlantis II 93-5 | A2-093-5, A2-93-5 | R/V Atlantis II | 1978 | Cores | WHOI ship, Atlantis 2, Expedition 93, Leg 5. Bob Fisher is an SIO contact. |
| Atlantis II 112-4 | A2-112-4, A2, A2-112 | R/V Atlantis II | 1984 | Core, Dredge Samples, AlVIN-Dive Samples | WHOI ship, Atlantis 2, Expedition 112, Leg 4. |
| Atlantis II 112-24 | A2-112-24, A2, A2-112 | R/V Atlantis II | 1985 | WHOI ship, Atlantis 2, Expedition 112, Leg.24. | |
| Atlantis II 112-29 (Also known as Guaymas-85) | A2-112-29, Guaymas, Guay-85 | R/V Atlantis II | 1985 | Cores | |
| Atlantis II 124-6 (See also ALVIN-1987) | A2-124-6, WOK, A2-124 | R/V Atlantis II | 1987 | Dredges | WHOI ship, Atlantis 2, Expedition 124, Leg 6. contact: Jim Hawkins. |
| Atlantis II 131-10 | A2-131-10 | R/V Atlantis II | 1994 | Cores | WHOI ship, Atlantis 2, Expedition 131, Leg 10. |
| Avon02 | AVON02 | R/V Melville | 1999 | Dredges | |
| Avon03 | AVON03 | R/V Melville | 1999 | Dredges | |
| Avon04 | AVON04 | R/V Melville | 1999 | Dredges | |
| Bacanyon | BAC | R/V Argo | 1962 | Name thought to be derived from "Baja Canyon." | |
| Bache | BACHE | USC&GSS Bache | 1872-1901, 1914 | Dry raw samples are in T-42 (SeaWeed Canyon) as of 1993. See also for "Grampus" samples. | |
| Bahama Canyon | BAHCAN, BC | R/V T. Washington | 1964, 1965 | Sea-floor canyons surrounding the Bahamas. Studied by Francis Shepard. | |
| Baja 69 | BAJA69, BAJA-69, BJ69 | R/V Oconostota | 1969 | Dredges | |
| (Baja Peninsula 94) | BAP94 | B/O El Puma | 1994 | Cores | Contact: Juan-Carlos Herguera. |
| Baja Peninsula 96 (See Comments) | BAP96 | B/O El Puma | Cores | Contact: Juan -Carlos Herguera. (Herguera gives May 1994 as collection date.) | |
| BANZARE | BANZARE, BANZ | Discovery, Norvegia, Kilfinora | 1929-1931 | Expedition name is acronym for British/Australian/New Zealand/Antarctic/Research/Expedition. | |
| Bathyl 2 | BATHYL | R/V New Horizon | 1982 | One Core Only | |
| Benthic | BENTH, BNTH | R/V Melville | 1982-1983 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Benthic Impact Experiment | BIE | ||||
| Benthiface02 | BNFC | R/V Melville | 1973 | Cores | |
| Bepra | BPRA | R/V Moana Wave | 1989 | Cores | Acronym = Biological (Evaluation) of a Protected Reserve Area. A NOAA supprted expedition with primary objective to characterize the benthic macrofauna. |
| Blanco Trough | BLTR | R/V Melville | 1987 | Dredges | |
| Bonacca | BONA, BON-A, BON A, BON | R/V S. F. Baird | 1963 | Core and Snapper Samples | |
| Bonanza | BONZ | R/V T. Washington | 1982 | Dredges | |
| Bongol | Core? Dry Samples | Contact: Ed Goldberg (SIO) | |||
| Boomerang02 | BMRG02, BMRG | R/V Melville | 1995 | Dredges | |
| Boomerang03 | BMRG05, BMRG | R/V Melville | 1995 | Cores | |
| Boomerang05 | BMRG03, BMRG | R/V Melville | 1996 | Dredges | Sent to Curator, College of Oceanography, Oregon State University. |
| Boomerang08 | BMRG08, BMRG | R/V Melville | 1996 | Dredges | |
| Boomerang09 | BMRG09, BMRG | R/V Melville | 1996 | Dredges | Two dredge samples (122D and 124D) from BMRG09 went to Pat Castillo, Jim Hawkins and Jerry Winterer directly from the ship. |
| Cabrillo (Shepard) | CAB | R/V S. F. Baird | 1960 | Dredges | |
| California Basins | CAB, CABS, CABS12 | R/V New Horizon | 1990 | 2 Box Cores Only | |
| Calmar01 | CLMR01 | R/V New Horizon | 1992 | Cores | Name derivation - California Margin. |
| Calmar02 | CLMR02 | R/V New Horizon | 1993 | Cores | Name derivation - California Margin. |
| Capricorn -Horizon | CAP, CAPH, Zodiac sign for Capricorn | R/V Horizon | 1952-1953 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Capricorn-Baird | CAP, CAPB, Zodiac sign for Capricorn | R/V S. F. Baird | 1952-1953 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Carmarsel | CARM, CRM, CRMS, CRS, NOVA-H | R/V Horizon | 1967 | Core, Blasted and Dredge Samples | Cores labeled Nova-H (Carmarsel). |
| Carnegie | CARN | N-MY Carnegie | 1909-1929 | ||
| Carnaval94 | CRNA94, CARNA94 | R/V Francisco de Ulloa | 1994 | Cores | Contact: Juan-Carlos Herguera. |
| Carrousel II | CARR, CARO, CARR2, CARR II | R/V S. F. Baird | 1964 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Carsat II | CRST | R/V T. G. Thompson | 1975 | Cores | Donated to SIO by Ed Ruth of UCLA 25 June 1975. |
| Cascadia | CAS, CASC, | USS Epce (Marysville ?) | 1952 | Cores and Dredges | Dredges 1, 2, 6, 7 and 10 reported missing. |
| Catalina Basin | CAT-BAS, CATBAS | R/V Melville | 1970 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Cato (Leg 3) | CATO | R/V Melville | 1972 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Center | CENT, CNTR | R/V T. Washington | 1978 | Dredges | |
| Ceres | CERE | R/V T. Washington | 1982 | Dredges | |
| Ceride | CERD, CRDE | R/V Oconostota | 1972 | Cores and Dredges | |
| (CGA) | CGA | ||||
| Chain 100 | CHAIN, CHAIN 100 | R/V Chain (WHOI) | 1971 | Cores | |
| Chaneel | CHAN, CHNL, OA, OA68, OA-68 | R/V Oconostota | 1968 | Cores and Dredges | Contact: Joe Curray (SIO). |
| Chepr | CHEP, CHEP02 | R/V New Horizon | 1985 | Dredges | Contacts: Rody Batiza, Charles Langmuir, John Bender. |
| Chil19VG (Also known as Gormaz Test.) | CHIL19VG, Gormaz Test | R/V Vidal Gormaz nee R/V T. Washington | 1992 | The ship, R. V. Washington was transferred to the Chilean government in 1992(?) and renamed the R/V Vidal Gormaz. | |
| Chinook | CHIN, CK | R/V S. F. Baird | 1956 | Cores | |
| Chubasco (Also known as Acapulco Trench Expedition and Champarico.) | CH, CHUB, CHAM | R/V S. F. Baird, R/V Horizon | 1954 | Cores | |
| Chubasco 94 | CH94 | B/O El Puma | 1994 | Cores | |
| Circe | CIRC | R/V Argo | 1968-1969 | Cores and Dredges | Some samples sent to Oregon State University and the University of Edinburgh. |
| Climax I,II (SCAN),IV,VII,VIII | CLX, CLMX | R/V Argo, Baird, Horizon, Alpha Helix, Agassiz | 1968-1973 | Cores | |
| CNP | CNP | 1986 | |||
| Center | CNTR | R/V T. Washington | |||
| Cocotow | CCTW, COCO | R/V Melville | 1974 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Corner02 | CRNR02 | R/V New Horizon | 1998 | Cores and Dredges | Also known as NAVO9806NH. |
| Coronado Bank | CB | R/V E. W. Scripps | 1950-1951 | Cores | |
| Craters | CRATERS | R/V Atlantis II | 1984 | Dredges | |
| Crisscross | CRCS, X-Cross, XCROSS | R/V S. F. Baird | 1963 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Crossgrain (01,02,03) | CRGN | R/V T. Washington | 1987 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Cusp | CUSP | R/V S. F. Baird | 1954 | Cores | |
| Danish Expedition (See Galathea) | GALA, GALATHEA | HMS (?) Galathea | 1951 | ||
| Davidson | DVDS | USC&GS Davidson | 1967 | Dredges (?) | Not a conventional SIO expedition. |
| Deep Pacific, Japan Trench (See also Zetes, Leg 4b) | DEEPAC X, ZTES4b | R/V Argo | 1996 | ||
| Deep Sea Drilling Project | DSDP | D/V Glomar Challenger | 1968-1983 | Cores | |
| Deep Sea Ventures | DSV | R/V Prospector | 1976 | Cores | Mn nodules previously on the surface of the box-core samples have sunk into the sediment. |
| Deepsonde | DPSN | R/V Washintgon | 1976 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Deepstar Dives | DEEPSTAR | Deepstar Submersible | 1966 | Dredges | Contact: Jerry Winterer (SIO). |
| Deloneer | DELO | R/V Oconostota | 1972 | Cores | |
| Discoverer (Not an SIO expedition; but samples in Special Collections) | USC&GSS Discoverer | 1922-1941 | Smear-slide data available. | ||
| Dittow | DITW, DTTW | R/V T. Washington | Cores | ||
| Dodo | DODO | R/V Argo | 1964 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Dodo Tow | Cores | ||||
| Doldrums | DLDR | R/V S. F. Baird,Stranger,Horizon | 1958 | Neither | |
| Dolphin | DOLP, DOLPH, DO | R/V Horizon | 1958 | Cores | |
| Downwind - Baird | DNWB, DW, DWB, DWN | R/V S. F. Baird | 1957-1958 | Cores and Dredges | Samples labeled DWBG = Downwind-Baird Gravity Core. |
| Downwind - Horizon | DNWH, DW, DWH, DWN | R/V Horizon | 1957-1958 | Cores and Dredges | Samples labeled DWHG = Downwind-Horizon Gravity Core, DWHH = Downwind-Horizon Hydrographic Phleger Bottom Sampler, DWHD = Downwind-. Horizon Dredge Sample. |
| Dragon | DRAGON | R/V Agassiz | 1969 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Drill | DRIL | R/V T. Washington | 1990 | ||
| East Pacific Long Line | EPLL, EPLL01WT | R/V T. Washington | 1977 | Cores | |
| EBS-1-76-SC | EBS-1, EBS, EBS-1-76 | R/V E. B. Scripps | 1976 | Core (Dart) Only | Joint SIO and USGS expedition. |
| EBS-82 (Also know as Student Cruise - 82) | EBS-82, | R/V E. B. Scripps | 1982 | One Core | Name derived from ship name, E. B. Scripps. |
| Echo | ECHO, ECHO-1 | R/V Melville | 1983 | Cores | Box cores originally labeled H347-H362 (Bob Hessler's numbering system.) |
| El Tempranillo | ET97 | B/O El Puma | 1997 | Cores | From CICESE. |
| Eniwetok | ENIW | R/V Alpha Helix or H. M. Smith? | 1971 | Cores | |
| Equatow | EQU, EQUA, EQUT, | R/V T. Washington | 1969 | Cores | |
| ES-66-1 | ES, ES66, Agassiz-66-1, ES-66-1 | R/V Agassiz | 1966 | Dredges | |
| ES-81 | ES-81, Earth Science 81, Student Cruise-81 | R/V E. B. Scripps | 1981 | Cores | |
| Eurydice (02-08) | ERDC | R/V T. Washington | 1974-1975 | Cores and Dredges | |
| EW Scripps - 1938 | EWS, EWS38, E. Wl Scripps | E. W. Scripps | 1938 | Cores and Dredges | Name derived from ship name, E. W. Scripps. Fields note apparently taken by Francis Shepard. |
| EW Scripps - 1940 | EWS40 | E. W. Scripps | 1940 | ||
| Experimental Mohole | EM, EXP-MOH | R/V Horizon, R/V S. F. Baird, Orca, D/V Cuss I | 1961 | Cores | The 'Moho" in Mohole relates to the Mohorovicic discontinuity, the ultimate coring objective (not realized) of that project. |
| Explorer Expedition 60 - US Coast and Geodetic Survey | EXP60, EX60, USC + GS, USCGS, Project 08700 | USC&GS Explorer | 1960 | Cores | |
| Fanfare - Baird | FANB, FANF, FAN | R/V S. F. Baird | 1959 | Cores and Dredges | Cores labeled FAN BG-1, FAN BG-2 are gravity cores.Those labeled BD-1 are dredge samples. FAN BP samples are piston cores (maybe also piston/gravity, i.e trigger cores). |
| Fanfare- Smith | FANS, FANHMS, FAN-HMS, FAN | R/V H. M. Smith | 1959 | Cores | Cores labeled FAN BG-1, FAN BG-2 are gravity cores.Those labeled BD-1 are dredge samples. FAN BP samples are piston cores (maybe also piston/gravity, i.e. trigger cores). |
| Flip | FLIP, FLHE, FL, WRS-5 | R/V Horizon | 1963 | Cores | |
| Francis Drake - 1975 | FD75, FDRK, F. DRAKE, F. DRAKE-3 | R/V Melville | 1975 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Francis Drake - 1977 | FD77 | R/V Melville | 1977 | Cores | |
| Galathea (Not an SIO expedition; Special Collections, only.) | GALA, GALATHEA | Galathea | 1950-1952 | Danish (2nd) Deep-Sea Round-The-World Expedition. | |
| Geosecs | GECS | R/V Melville, R/V T. Washington, R/V Knorr | 1973-1974 | One Core (Dredge ?) | |
| Gloria (04, 07, 08) | GLOR, GLOR04, GLOR07, GLOR08 | R/V Melville | 1992-1993 | Dredges | Another contact: Mary Ann Lynch |
| Gormaz Test (Also known as Chil19VG.) | CHIL19VG | R/V Vidal Gormaz nee T. Washington | 1992 | One Dredge Sample | The ship, R/V. T. Washington, was transferred to the Chilean government in 1992(?) and renamed the R/V Vidal Gormaz. |
| Gulfcal (See also Vermilion Sea) | L, L-Series | R/V H. M. Smith | 1961 | Core Only | |
| Gulf of California Mid America Trench | GMAT-70, GMAT | USNS DeSteiguer | 1970 | Dredges | Naval Undersea Research Development Center. |
| Guaymas- 78 | GUAY-78, GUAY03WT, GUAY03,GUAY3 | R/V Thomas Washington | 1978 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Guaymas-85 (See AII-112-29) | Atlantis II | 1985 | |||
| Guide (Not an SIO expedition; but samples in Special Collections)+A85 | GUIDE | USC&GSS Guide | 1923-1941 | ||
| Hawa Canyon | HAWA | R/V S. F. Baird | 1959 | Neither | |
| Helios01 | HELI | R/V Melville | 1987 | Dredges | |
| (HES-30) | HES-30 | Dredge | |||
| Hilo | HILO | R/V Stranger | 1962 | Cores | |
| HMS Challenger (Not SIO expedition; Special Collections, only.) | CHAL | HMS Challenger | 1873-1876 | ||
| (HT) | HT | ||||
| Hydros06 | HYDR | R/V Melville | 1989 | Cores | Samples to WHOI. |
| Hypogene | HYPO | R/V Melville | 1972 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Indomed (01-17) | INMD | R/V Melville | 1977-1979 | Cores and Dredges | Potential contact for dredge samples: Bob Fisher (SIO) |
| Indopac | INDP | R/V T. Washington | 1976-1977 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Japanyon | JPYN, JAP, JPN, JYN, JYN2, JYN4, JYN5 | R/V S. F. Baird | 1961 | Cores | |
| Jasper Seamount (Sea Seatomato | |||||
| Kayak | KYAK | R/V Oconostota | 1964 | ||
| La Paz (01,02) | LPAZ, LAPZ | R/V Melville | 1980 | Cores and Dredges | |
| La Jolla Bay | LJ | ||||
| La Jolla Canyon Student Cruise 82 - (See also Student Cruise - 82) | EBS82 | R/ V. E. B. Scripps | 1982 | ||
| La Jolla Canyon Survey | LCS, LC | R/V Army T-441 | 1959-1961 | ||
| La Jolla Fan (also Montcan2, Leg3) | MTC2, LJF | R/V Argo | 1965 | A Francis Shepard designation. | |
| La Pared | LAPD, LAP | R/V Argo | 1965 | Cores | |
| Leapfrog | LFGS, LPFG | R/V H. M. Smith, R/V Stranger | 1961 | Cores | |
| Llave | LLAV | 1986 | Cores | ||
| Lucan Fan | LF | R/V Horizon | 1964 | Neither | |
| Lusiad - Argo | LSAD, LSD-A, LSD, LUSI | R/V Argo | 1962 | Cores | Salhulsh III is part of the Lusiad-Argo expedition. Station (core numbers) have both LSDA and V designators. |
| Lusiad - Horizon | LSDH, LSD, LUSI, | R/V Horizon | 1963 | Cores | Salhulsh III is part of the Lusiad-Horizon expedition. Station (core numbers) have both LSDH and V designators. |
| Lusian (South China Sea) | LSDA-SCS, SCS | ||||
| M-4-70 | M470, M-4-70 | R/V Melville | 1970 | Cores | Name probably derived from Melville, 4th cruise, 1970 |
| Magdalena Bay | MAGBAY | R/V Horizon | 1964 | ||
| Magma | MAGM | R/V Melville | 1982 | Dredges | |
| Magval | MAGVAL | ||||
| Marathon | MRTN | R/V T. Washington | 1984-1985 | Dredges | |
| Marezine | MARE | Paolina-T | 1961 | Cores | |
| Mariana (04-11) | MARA | R/V T. Washington | 1978 | Cores and Dredges | Most cores to Sandia Labs. |
| Marine Vertebrates | MV 65-1, MV 66-III | R/V Horizon | 1965 | ||
| Marvel-2000 | AT3-60 | R/V Atlantis | 2000 | ||
| Marvel-2000/ALVIN | ALV NUMBERS | D/S ALVIN | 2000 | ||
| Mechanical Devices | MEC | ||||
| Mendocino | MEN, MEND | R/V S. F. Baird | 1960 | Cores and Dredges | |
| (Mero) | MERO | Cores | |||
| Midpac | MDPC, MP | R/V Horizon, USS EPCE(R)-857 | 1950 | Cores and Dredges | A joint U. S. Navy Electronics Lab. And Scripps Institution of Oceanography expedition. |
| Mid Pacific 68 (See Styx07) | MPE68, STYX07 | R/V Agissiz | 1968 | ||
| MN74 | MN74 | 1974 | Cores | "MN" in name probably derived from manganese or manganese nodules. | |
| MN7402 | MN7402 | 1974 | "MN" in name probably derived from manganese or manganese nodules. | ||
| MN75, Bomdrop | MN75, Bomdrop | R/V Kana Keoki | 1975 | Neither | "MN" in name probably derived from manganese or manganese nodules. |
| MN76 | MN76, MN7601,PLDS-4 | R/V Melville | 1976 | Grab Samples | "MN" in name probably derived from manganese or manganese nodules. |
| Mohole Project | MOHO, MOH, EM, EXP-MOH | R/V Orca | 1961 | Cores | The ship "CUSP" was named for its owners, Continental, Union, Shell and Superior Oil companies. |
| Monsoon | MSN, MONS | R/V Argo | 1960-1961 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Montcan (See also Pifan.) | MTC | R/V Horizon | 1964 | Cores and Dredges | Name derived from Monterey Canyon. contact: Bill Normark (USGS, Menlo Park). |
| Montcan2 | MTC2, MTC II, LJF | R/V Argo | 1965 | Cores | Name derived from Monterey Canyon. contact: Bill Normark (USGS, Menlo Park). Three box cores (LJF 86,87,88) taken from La Jolla Fan. Shepard used regional designations MTC and LJF rather than traditional expedition sequential numbering. |
| Mukluk | MUK, MUKB, MK, MKLK | R/V S. F. Baird | 1957 | Cores | |
| Mukluk | MUK, MUKH, MK, MKLK | R. V. Horizon | 1957 | Cores | |
| Naga | NAGA | R/V Stranger | 1959-1961 | Cores | Stations numbered with NH prefixes. Sahul Shelf expedition is part of Naga. |
| NAVO9806NH (See Corner02) | |||||
| Nazcopac Dive | NAZCO | Nazcopac submersible | 1988 (?) | Dive/Dredges | Contact: Peter Lonsdale. |
| NEL-Guadalupe | NEL-G, NG | R/V Argo ? | 1953 | Cores | Name derived from Naval Electronics Laboratory. |
| NEL-Hawaii | NEL-H, NH | 1953 | Cores | Name derived from Naval Electronics Laboratory. | |
| Nemo | NEMO | R/V Melville | 2000 | ||
| NH 1285 (also NH 0186) | NH1285, NH, NH0186 | R/V New Horizon | 1985-1986 | Core and Bulk Material | NH1285 and NH0186 derived from ship name, New Horizon - December, 1985 and January, 1986. |
| No Faculty Student Cruise | NOFAC, NFAC, NOFC | R/V Melville | 1980 | Cores | |
| Northern Holiday | NO HOL, NH, NTHL | R/V Horizon | 1951 | Cores | |
| Nova - Argo | NOVA-A, NOV-A, NOV | R/V Argo | 1967 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Nova - Horizon, Legs 1B,2,3,4) (See also Carmasel Notes.) | NOVA-H, NOV-H, NOV, CARMASEL | R/V Horizon | 1967 | Cores and Dredges | |
| North Pacific Studies | NPS, NPS 8 | CGC Acushnet | 1970 | One Core | Contact: David Muus. |
| OA 67 (See also Wildcat) | OA 67 | R/V Oconostota | 1967 | Cores | OA67 derived from Oconastoga, 1967 |
| OA 68 (See also Chaneel) | OA68 | R/V Oconostota | 1968 | Cores | OA68 derived from Oconastoga, 1968 |
| OA69 (See also Triple Junction) | OA69 | R/V Oconostota | 1969 | Cores | OA69 derived from Oconastoga, 1969 |
| OAOA03 | OAOA03, OAOA | R/V New Horizon | 1999 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Oasis | OASI, OSIS | R/V Melville | 1982 | Gravity Core Only | Core 6G given to "Mexican Observer." |
| Ocean Drilling Program | ODP | D/V JOIDES Resolution | 1985 - | ||
| Orca | ORCA | Core Only (?) | Cores numbered C-268 - C-505. Contact: Joe Curray (SIO). | ||
| (Pacific Volcanics- See Comments) | PV | (Several) | 1953-1964 | Dredges | Name (after Pacific volcanics) given by Al Engel to samples from several expeditions. |
| PacMexico00 | PACMEX00 | B/O El Puma | 2000 | Name derived from Pacific - Mexico - 2000. Juan Herguera, contact. | |
| Panorama01 | PANR01 | R/V Melville | 1997 | Cores | |
| Panorama04 | PANR04 | R/V Melville | 1998 | Dredge Samples | |
| Panorama06 | PANR06 | R/V Melville | 1998 | ||
| Papagayo | PAPA, PAP | R/V Argo | 1965 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Papatua (03,04,05,06,11) | PPTU | R/V T. Washington | 1985-1986 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Papatua10 | PPTU | CW ?? | 1986 | ||
| Pascua04 | PASC | R/V T. Washington | 1983 | Dredges | |
| Phoenix02 | PHNX | R/V Melville | 1992 | Dredges | Seabeam experiment. |
| Pifan | PIF, PIFN | R/V Horizon | 1964 | Cores and Dredges | See also Montcan expedition. PIF 28G - 85Bx also labeled MTC-1 - MTC 57. |
| Pioneer (Not an SIO expedition, but samples in Special Collections) | USC&GSS Pioneer | (1920's-1930's) | |||
| Pipedream | Pipedream | R/V Spencer, R/V S. F. Baird | 1963 or 1965 | ||
| Piquero | PIQR, PIQ | R/V T. Washington | 1968-1969 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Pleiades(01,02,03,04) | PLDS, MN76 (in part), MN7601 (in part) | R/V Melville | 1976 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Pleiades Test | PLDS, TST | R/V Melville | 1976 | Cores | A three-day shakedown expedition to test equipment on Melville and train personnel prior to the major Pleiades expedition. |
| Plume05 | PLUM | R/V T. Washington | 1990 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Pluto(01-04) | PLTO, PLUT | R/V Melville | 1981 | Cores and Dredges | |
| Pluto07 | PLTO, PLUT | R/V New Horizon | 1982 | Dredges |