San Diego California-1962: Large Naval Ship Sailing On Ocean

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Large Naval Ship Sailing On Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a large naval vessel, likely a destroyer or patrol craft, sailing on calm ocean waters. The ship, marked with the number 57, moves steadily through the blue sea under a hazy sky, its superstructure and deck equipment visible. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, archival feel. Crew members can be seen on deck, and the camera follows the ship's movement, offering a dynamic view of mid-century maritime activity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123808172

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1962 San Diego 8mm footage suited to documentary requests for mid-century U.S. naval vessels at sea and maritime cutaways.
Period detail: The gray hull number 57, shipboard radar or antenna shapes, and compact deck fittings may show early-1960s naval vessel design details.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera tracks the ship from another vessel, preserving a visitor or passenger viewpoint rather than formal naval coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a gray naval ship, hull number 57, open ocean, hazy sky, deck railings, antenna masts, and crew figures on deck.
Film character: The 8mm scan has blue color shift, soft focus, gate shadows, light grain, and handheld motion that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief maritime insert, military cutaway, San Diego harbor context beat, or transition within a 1960s travel sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually places a numbered naval vessel in calm coastal waters, offering maritime context without confirming the ship class or operation.
Research note: People and naval markings are visible, so copyright, likeness, military identification, and trademark or insignia review should remain separate checks.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1962 San Diego 8mm naval ship at sea, vintage home movie destroyer hull 57, and mid-century U.S. Navy vessel ocean footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego footage, then broader 1960s naval, harbor, and ocean travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing a distant gray naval vessel at sea, partly obscured by dark frame borders. — A naval vessel approaches across blue ocean, with the home-movie frame edge visible in the foreground.

1962 San Diego 8mm view of a gray naval vessel marked 57 sailing across calm blue water. — The ship marked 57 is centered on the horizon, with deck fittings and mast details visible.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame with the bow and superstructure of naval vessel 57 filling much of the view. — The camera catches a closer bow view of the numbered vessel as it passes on the water.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing a soft, handheld close pass of naval vessel 57 on open water. — Motion blur and gate edges frame a close view of the vessel’s bow, hull number, and deck gear.

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