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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

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: 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

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

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Topics & Keywords

  • boats
  • water
  • dark
  • fishing
  • large
  • boat
  • titled
  • k619
  • floats
  • idly
  • smaller
  • vessel
  • industrial
  • colombo ceylon
  • 1946
  • 1946 naval ship footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Colombo Ceylon maritime
  • British Royal Navy ship
  • K619 vessel
  • archival naval footage
  • colonial era ship
  • 1940s home movie
  • harbor scene 1946
  • vintage naval footage
  • British flag on ship
  • 8mm film grain
  • historical naval vessel
  • old ship footage
  • maritime history
  • vintage film
  • retro naval clip
  • 1940s Ceylon
  • British colonial ship
  • 8mm home movie

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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