San Diego California-1962: Large Naval Ship Sailing On Open 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 Open Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a large naval vessel, likely a destroyer or frigate, sailing on open water. The ship, marked with the number 51, moves steadily through the ocean under a clear sky, its superstructure and deck equipment visible. Crew members appear on deck as the camera follows the ship's motion, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century maritime activity. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a slightly shaky handheld perspective, characteristic of personal 1960s home movies. This archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects about naval life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123808183

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.

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 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: Useful for 1960s archival requests needing visitor-shot U.S. naval vessel footage for documentaries, museum media, education, or editorial maritime sequences.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-century naval vessel off San Diego, with deck guns or equipment, rigging, crew silhouettes, and hull number 51 visible in the 8mm frames.
Home-movie behavior: The value comes from a handheld civilian or passenger viewpoint tracking a large military ship at sea rather than staged official naval photography.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a gray naval ship, hull number 51, open ocean, deck equipment, cranes or rigging, crew figures, clear sky, and heavy 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, blue color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld motion that give it clear physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, establishing insert, transition beat, or memory fragment within a sequence about naval presence or maritime travel.
Historical context: The frames place a large armed or service vessel in open water, offering visual context for Cold War-era coastal naval activity without proving a specific mission.
Research note: People appear as distant deck figures, so likeness risk seems limited but should be reviewed alongside copyright, military subject matter, and vessel identification.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1962 8mm San Diego naval ship, home movie destroyer at sea, hull number 51 vessel, and vintage U.S. Navy ocean footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other San Diego 1962 harbor or ocean footage, and then broader 1960s naval or maritime home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm frame from San Diego area showing a large gray naval vessel passing on open ocean, with hull number 51 and upper deck equipment visible. — Naval vessel with hull number 51 moving across open water.

Side view of a large naval vessel on open water in 1962 home-movie footage, with deck structures, rigging, and distant crew shapes visible. — Side profile of the naval ship underway at sea.

Blurred 8mm close view of the naval ship's deck area, showing rigging, equipment, and small crew silhouettes against bright water and sky. — Closer handheld view of deck equipment and rigging.

Wide 1962 8mm view of the naval vessel receding across open ocean, with its stern area, deck equipment, and horizon visible. — The ship appears farther out on the ocean near the horizon.

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