Greece-1963: Small Boat with Passengers Passing by Naval Ship

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationGreece
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Small Boat with Passengers Passing by Naval Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage footage captures a naval ship marked 878 sailing in a calm bay, likely in Greece. The sequence begins with a dark, purple-tinted view of the vessel at dusk or dawn, gradually brightening to reveal the ship's full profile with visible gun turrets and radar equipment. Crew members in light-colored uniforms stand on deck as a smaller boat with passengers passes by. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century naval activity and maritime transport.

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: 125018501

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Greek maritime footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing a brief naval ship and small-boat harbor passage.
Period detail: The vessel number, gun mounts, radar mast, uniforms, and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s naval activity in a Mediterranean bay.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a passenger or visitor-shot viewpoint from another small boat, with the naval ship observed casually as traffic passes nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a naval ship marked 878, calm bay water, masts and radar gear, gun mounts, distant shoreline, hills, and a small boat edge.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, purple-blue color shift, soft focus, gate edges, and handheld exposure changes that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short maritime insert, harbor transition, naval cutaway, or memory beat within a 1960s Greece travel or transport sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually places military maritime presence alongside civilian or passenger movement in a calm coastal setting, without proving a specific event.
Research note: Human review should consider visible military vessel markings and possible crew likenesses; copyright, likeness, and official insignia issues are separate clearance questions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1963 Greece 8mm naval ship, small boat passing warship, vintage bay footage, and home movie maritime transport.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Greece 1963 harbor scenes, then broader 1960s naval, ferry, bay, or small-boat footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Greece 8mm frame showing a dim naval vessel marked 878 crossing calm bay water with a low shoreline behind it. — Naval ship 878 appears in a dark, purple-tinted bay view.

Ship 878 passes in profile across calm water.

A closer view shows naval equipment and the neighboring boat vantage point.

1963 Greece 8mm frame from a small boat looking toward a naval vessel on blue bay water, with hills in the distance. — The naval vessel is seen from a passing small boat in the bay.

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