Greece-1963: A Naval Ship With Number 144 Cutting Through Blue Water

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationGreece
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Naval Ship With Number 144 Cutting Through Blue Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage footage captures a naval vessel at sea, its hull marked with the number 144. The camera focuses on the ship's side as it cuts through deep blue water, creating white foamy waves. The final frame reveals the ship's superstructure, including radar equipment and parked aircraft, suggesting a military or carrier vessel. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and edge damage, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This clip offers authentic maritime footage for historical or documentary projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
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: 125020387

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1963 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: Greece 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

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 editorial requests needing authentic 8mm naval, maritime, or military ship footage connected to Greece and home-movie travel records.
Period detail: The hull number 144, shipboard aircraft, radar mast, and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s naval operations or a carrier-type vessel seen from nearby water.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, with the camera lingering on the hull, wake, flight deck, and superstructure rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue sea, white wake, hull number 144, ship superstructure, radar equipment, parked aircraft, deck crew, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries physical 8mm texture through grain, blue color shift, soft focus, handheld framing, gate edges, and light surface wear.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime insert, military-travel cutaway, transition from sea to shipboard detail, or brief archival context beat.
Historical context: The images suggest public or visitor observation of a naval vessel at sea, with military hardware visible but no confirmed operation or event shown.
Research note: Human review should consider military markings, visible personnel, aircraft insignia, and hull number identification; copyright, likeness, and government-property issues remain distinct.
Research search match: Searches such as 1963 Greece 8mm naval ship, carrier deck aircraft home movie, hull number 144 at sea, and vintage military vessel wake may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Greece 1963 maritime footage, then broader 1960s naval ships, carrier decks, and sea-travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Greece 8mm frame showing dark ship hull edges above blue water with foamy wake and visible film borders. — Blue water and white wake run alongside the vessel hull.

1963 Greece 8mm frame with naval vessel hull number 144 visible over blue sea and white spray. — Hull number 144 appears above the ship's wake.

1963 Greece 8mm frame showing a naval deck with parked aircraft, visible personnel, and the ship island structure. — Parked aircraft and small deck figures are visible near the ship's island.

1963 Greece 8mm frame showing a carrier-like island, radar equipment, aircraft tails, and small personnel on deck. — The vessel's island and radar mast rise above aircraft on deck.

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