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San Diego Naval Base-1981: U.S. Navy Cargo Ship Sailing On Open Ocean

  • Year1981
  • Decade1980s
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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U.S. Navy Cargo Ship Sailing On Open Ocean — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1981 captures a U.S. Navy cargo ship, hull number 146, sailing on open ocean waters. The grainy, color-bleached film shows the vessel underway from multiple angles, including a side view and a trailing perspective from another ship. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with soft focus, color degradation, and natural film grain. The scene conveys a sense of maritime routine and naval operations during the Cold War era, with the ship cutting through calm seas under overcast skies.

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
120917853

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
This 1981 8mm clip helps answer requests for Cold War-era U.S. Navy logistics or support-vessel footage for documentary inserts, naval history sequences, and maritime transition shots.

Still Frames From This Clip

A gray U.S. Navy cargo or support ship marked with hull number 146 moves across open water in 1981-era 8mm footage, leaving a foamy wake behind it.
U.S. Navy vessel 146 underway at sea.

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