Despatch may refer to:
Business
* despatch, the inverse of
demurrage
"Demurrage" in vessel chartering is the amount of liquidated damages owed by a charterer to a shipowner when the charterer remained in possession of the vessel for the purpose of loading and unloading ( laytime) beyond the time allowed by con ...
, 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
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Merchants Despatch, a refrigerated freight transporting company, which founded the village of Despatch, New York
Military terminology
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Despatch rider
A despatch rider (or dispatch) is a military messenger, mounted on horse or motorcycle (and occasionally in Egypt during World War I, on camels).
In the UK 'despatch rider' is also a term used for a motorcycle courier.
Despatch riders were use ...
, a military motorcycle courier
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Mentioned in despatches
To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of t ...
, a military tradition for commending notable achievements
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Military communications
Military communications or military signals involve all aspects of communications, or conveyance of information, by armed forces. Examples from '' Jane's Military Communications'' include text, audio, facsimile, tactical ground-based communica ...
, particularly historically
Places
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Despatch, Eastern Cape
Despatch is a small town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa situated between Gqeberha and Uitenhage with an estimated population of 40,000. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which includes Gqeberha and Uit ...
, a small town near
Uitenhage
Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port El ...
and Port Elizabeth in South Africa
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Despatch, New York, United States, village now known as "East Rochester"
Ships
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''Despatch'' (brig), ran aground near Newfoundland in 1828
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HMS ''Despatch'', the name of various British Royal Navy ships
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USS ''Despatch'', the name of various United States Navy ships
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''Dispatch'' (sternwheeler), alternatively spelled ''Despatch'', a steamboat in Oregon, United States, in the early 20th century
Other uses
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''Despatch'' (film), a 2024 Indian Hindi-language crime drama
See also
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Dispatch (disambiguation)
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