Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Naval Ships in Formation at Sea

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationLeyte Gulf, Philippines
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 Philippines

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Naval Ships in Formation at Sea — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a naval convoy at sea during World War II. The grainy, monochrome images show multiple warships sailing in formation across a choppy sea under an overcast sky. The footage, likely from a home movie, exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics including dust, scratches, and a soft focus, offering a rare glimpse of maritime military operations in the Leyte Gulf. The sequence conveys a somber, historical mood, with the ships moving steadily through the water, emphasizing the scale and coordination of wartime naval efforts.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123138041

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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: 1944 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Leyte Gulf, Philippines Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s World War II documentary or educational sequences needing brief 8mm views of naval vessels at sea near Leyte Gulf.
Period detail: The opening title card reading “Convoy to Leyte” and monochrome ship views support a wartime 1940s naval context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot or service-member home-movie viewpoint, observing distant ships from another vessel without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a title card, several distant ships, open water, low horizon, heavy clouds, dark frame edges, and film dirt.
Film character: Soft monochrome 8mm imagery, uneven exposure, gate edges, dust, scratches, and slight instability give the clip a physical wartime home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short convoy insert, maritime transition, wartime travel cutaway, or memory beat in a Pacific theater sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually places multiple naval vessels on open water under overcast skies, consistent with convoy movement but without showing combat.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and military-context use should be reviewed separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1944 Leyte Gulf convoy 8mm, World War II naval ships at sea, Pacific theater home movie, and monochrome wartime fleet footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1944 Leyte Gulf or Philippines footage, and then with broader World War II naval convoy material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940s 8mm title card reading “Convoy to Leyte,” seen through dark gate edges and soft focus. — Title card identifies the sequence as a convoy to Leyte.

Distant naval vessels on open water near Leyte Gulf, filmed in soft monochrome 8mm under heavy clouds. — Several ships appear on the horizon across choppy water.

Monochrome 8mm view of several distant naval vessels moving across open water in the Leyte Gulf sequence. — A line of ships is visible across the sea horizon.

Leyte Gulf convoy view showing distant ships across open water, with heavy cloud cover and visible 8mm gate edge. — Ships remain distant against a low, clouded horizon.

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