Despatch

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