Persian Gulf-1947: Ship Rocking on Rough Seas

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Year1947
Decade1940s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Ship Rocking on Rough Seas — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage footage captures a ship navigating rough waters in the Persian Gulf. The view from the deck shows the vessel’s bow cutting through choppy, deep blue waves under an overcast sky. Rigging and a mast are visible in the foreground, with the ship rocking steadily as it moves through the turbulent sea. The film exhibits natural grain, color fading, and slight distortion typical of home movie footage from the era, offering a raw, authentic glimpse of mid-century maritime travel.

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: 124759655

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: 1947 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: 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: 1940s 8mm maritime footage suited for documentary or educational sequences needing a deck-level view of a ship moving through rough open water.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century ship rigging, mast hardware, and deck fittings, with the 1947 date supported by supplied metadata rather than identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from an onboard passenger perspective as the vessel pitches, giving an unstaged sense of travel at sea rather than a composed maritime shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the ship bow, mast, rigging lines, deck structures, choppy blue water, white spray, horizon line, and cloudy sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, color fading, gate edges, and handheld movement that preserve the physical character of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, travel cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century sea travel or rough-weather passage.
Historical context: The view documents shipboard movement through open water, offering visual context for maritime travel without confirming the vessel, route, or exact location.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any vessel-specific permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s 8mm ship at sea, Persian Gulf rough seas footage, vintage home movie ship deck, and archival ocean travel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then any confirmed 1947 Persian Gulf material, then broader vintage shipboard and rough-sea travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Deck-level 8mm view of a ship bow and rigging facing rough blue water, with an overcast horizon visible beyond the rail. — The ship’s bow and rigging frame a rough stretch of open water.

A mast and rigging dominate the deck view as the vessel moves across choppy water, with a cloudy horizon in the background. — Mast and deck fittings shift against the horizon as the ship rides rough water.

The frame centers on the ship’s mast and rigging, with dark blue rough water and a cloudy sky beyond the deck. — Diagonal rigging lines cut across a rough sea view from the ship’s deck.

A deck-level view shows mast hardware and rigging in front of rough open water, with the ship’s movement implied by the tilted framing. — Rigging and mast hardware stand in the foreground of the choppy sea.

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