dispatch vessel

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• Dispatch boat — Dispatch boats were small boats, and sometimes large ships, tasked to carry military dispatches from ship to ship or from ship to shore or, in some cases from shore to shore. Dispatch boats were employed when other means of transmitting a message …   Wikipedia

• Dispatch — Dis*patch , n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[ e]p[^e]che. See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.] 1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster] 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dispatch boat — Dispatch Dis*patch , n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[ e]p[^e]che. See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.] 1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster] 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dispatch box — Dispatch Dis*patch , n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[ e]p[^e]che. See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.] 1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster] 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dispatch-boat — dispatchˈ boat noun A vessel for carrying dispatches • • • Main Entry: ↑dispatch …   Useful english dictionary

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• Ocean boarding vessel — Ocean boarding vessels (OBVs) were merchant ships taken over by the Royal Navy for the purpose of enforcing wartime blockades by intercepting and boarding foreign vessels. Ships Ship Date launched/ completed Date requisitioned/ commissioned… …   Wikipedia

• USS Union (1861) — was a heavy (1,114 ton) steamer with a powerful 12 inch rifled gun purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the navy successfully as an gunship during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of… …   Wikipedia

• Murakumo class destroyer — Kagero at Kure, 1920 Class overview Builders: John I. Thornycroft Company Chiswick, E …   Wikipedia

• USS Signal (1862) — a small 190 ton steamship was acquired during the second year of the American Civil War by the Union Navy and outfitted as a gunboat. She also served other types of duty, such as that of dispatch vessel and convoy escort. Built in West Virginia… …   Wikipedia