Colombo Ceylon-1946: Large Naval Vessel K619 Floats Idly in Harbor

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Large Naval Vessel K619 Floats Idly in Harbor — Clip Details

COLOMBO CEYLON-1946: A large naval vessel, marked K619, floats idly in the harbor under a cloudy sky. The ship, likely a British Royal Navy vessel given the Union Jack flag, is moored next to a smaller buoy or marker. Shot on 8mm film, the footage exhibits characteristic grain, soft focus, and muted colors typical of mid-20th century home movies. The camera remains relatively static, capturing the quiet, contemplative mood of a naval ship at rest in a colonial port.

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: 124755325

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$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: 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: 1946 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: Colombo, Sri Lanka 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 documentary or museum edits needing colonial-era harbor footage of a naval vessel at rest in Colombo.
Period detail: The hull marking K619, naval flags, muted color 8mm stock, and Colombo Ceylon metadata support a mid-1940s port scene.
Home-movie behavior: The static visitor-shot view gives the vessel an observed, unstaged quality rather than a formal naval record angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the stern of vessel K619, harbor water, a small marker or buoy, signal flags, rigging, cloudy sky, and dark film gate edges.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted blues and grays, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing give the clip a home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, harbor establishing insert, travel transition, or quiet memory beat within a postwar maritime sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows a naval vessel moored in a colonial-era port setting, with no visible people or specific activity beyond the ship at anchor.
Research note: The K619 marking and naval flags are visible identifiers, so users should review copyright, military insignia, and location context separately from likeness or private property issues.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1946 Colombo harbor 8mm, Ceylon naval vessel K619, Royal Navy ship in port, and postwar maritime home movie footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby frames from the same reel, then other 1946 Colombo or Ceylon harbor material, then broader postwar naval and port scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Colombo harbor view of a naval vessel marked K619, framed from the stern with flags, rigging, water, and cloudy sky visible. — Stern view of vessel K619 moored in Colombo harbor.

The K619-marked vessel remains moored in Colombo harbor, with a small marker to the right and cloud cover above the ship. — K619 at rest in harbor with flags and marker visible.

A soft-focus 8mm frame shows vessel K619 from the stern in Colombo harbor, with rigging, flags, water, and a low marker beside it. — Soft 8mm view of K619 moored near a harbor marker.

The vessel marked K619 sits partly left of frame in Colombo harbor, with a marker, flags, rigging, and open water under clouds. — K619 shifts left in frame beside the harbor marker.

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