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 was not possible or safe or as quick.

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dispatch vessel

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	watercraft		Dongjiao 82-class dispatch boat	dispatch boat	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Dufei-class dispatch boat	dispatch boat	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Dukou-class dispatch boat	dispatch boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kasuga	dispatch boat, sail-steamer corvette	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1776	USS Independence	dispatch boat, sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1874	HMS Vigilant	dispatch boat	Wikidata