Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Huge Military Ship Sails Through the Ocean

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

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Huge Military Ship Sails Through the Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a massive military ship sailing across the waters of Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The grainy, monochrome image shows the vessel moving steadily through the ocean under an overcast sky, with faint landforms visible on the horizon. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—film grain, scratches, and a soft focus—evoking a raw, historical wartime perspective. This authentic home movie offers a rare glimpse into naval operations during World War II, ideal for historical documentaries, wartime narratives, or vintage military content.

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: 123138053

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 wartime archive requests needing a brief naval cutaway from Leyte Gulf or a broader Pacific ocean transit scene.
Period detail: The distant warship silhouette, open water, and 8mm monochrome home-movie framing support a 1944 naval context while leaving vessel identity unconfirmed.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observer-at-distance quality, as if filmed from shore or another vessel without staged action or visible crew interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large military ship, choppy sea, low horizon, clouded sky, distant land or shoreline, gate edges, dust, and frame scratches.
Film character: The footage carries soft focus, muted monochrome exposure, handheld steadiness, heavy grain, and visible 8mm frame borders that signal original physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wartime naval insert, ocean passage transition, establishing cutaway, or reflective memory beat in a Pacific Theater sequence.
Historical context: The view situates a military vessel within open coastal waters, suggesting naval presence without confirming a specific operation or ship name.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but military subject matter and underlying copyright or source permissions still require review.
Research search match: Research matches include 1944 8mm Leyte Gulf military ship, Pacific wartime naval home movie, and vintage ocean warship footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf material, then broader Pacific naval and ocean transit footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf footage showing a distant military ship on open water under an overcast sky, with visible 8mm gate edges and scratches. — A distant military vessel crosses the horizon in cloudy coastal waters.

A wider 8mm view of Leyte Gulf water and horizon, with faint landforms or vessels barely visible beneath heavy cloud cover. — The horizon line and distant coastal forms sit under a clouded sky.

A large military vessel moves across choppy open water.

The ship remains visible on Leyte Gulf waters, with dark film borders, soft exposure, and a pale clouded sky in the background. — The vessel continues across the frame near the horizon line.

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