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San Diego Naval Base-1981: Naval Vessel On Deep Blue Seas

  • Year1981
  • Decade1980s
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Naval Vessel On Deep Blue Seas — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1981 showing a naval vessel at the San Diego Naval Base. The clip opens with close-up views of the ship's white superstructure, railings, and equipment, then pans to reveal the deck where a man in a light-colored shirt and dark pants walks along the side. The deep blue ocean stretches to the horizon under a hazy sky, capturing the quiet atmosphere of a ship at sea. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, characteristic of amateur 1980s home movie recordings.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
120917342

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel record not linked for this clip
Date
1981 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence
No location is recorded for this clip.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • vessel
  • seas
  • deep blue
  • deep
  • blue
  • transportation
  • SAN diego naval base
  • 1981
  • 1981 naval base footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • deep blue ocean
  • naval ship deck
  • 1980s home movie
  • military vessel
  • old film grain
  • archival naval footage
  • classic Super 8
  • ocean horizon
  • ship railing
  • 1980s transportation
  • retro military film
  • old footage
  • vintage film
  • documentary footage
  • editorial use
  • nostalgic naval scene

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Archival 1980s 8mm naval-at-sea footage suited for documentary inserts about shipboard travel, military vessels, ocean passages, or home-movie views from a vessel underway.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 8mm frame showing a close, upward view of a white naval vessel superstructure with railings, platforms, and mounted equipment.
White ship superstructure and railings.

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