Despatch Explained

Despatch may refer to:

Business

• despatch, the inverse of demurrage, paid by the shipowner to the charterer under a voyage charter when a ship is loaded or unloaded in less time than allowed in the charter party
• Merchants Despatch, a refrigerated freight transporting company, which founded the village of Despatch, New York

Military terminology

• Despatch rider, a military motorcycle courier
• Mentioned in despatches, a military tradition for commending notable achievements
• Military communications, particularly historically

Places

• Despatch, Eastern Cape, a small town near Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth in South Africa
• Despatch, New York, United States, village now known as "East Rochester"

Ships

• Despatch (brig), ran aground near Newfoundland in 1828
• HMS Despatch, the name of various British Royal Navy ships
• USS Despatch, the name of various United States Navy ships
• Dispatch (sternwheeler), alternatively spelled Despatch, a steamboat in Oregon, United States, in the early 20th century

See also

• Dispatch (disambiguation)