mailboats
Postal delivery ships
Mailboats are boats that carry mail, especially on regular routes between ports, islands, or along coastlines.
Before reliable roads and air service, mailboats provided essential communication links to remote communities: The mailboat comes twice a week.
Some also carried passengers and cargo alongside the post.
Alphabetic characters or mail
- parcelsWrapped items for delivery
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- postmasterPostal office manager
stamps · dispatch · sorting · collection · postage · sender · recipient · package
Vapor-powered vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- packetSmall sealed container
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
cargo · harbor · port · dock · wharf · anchor · captain · crew
Land surrounded by water
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- coastalOf the shoreline
- outportsPeripheral coastal settlements
- remoteDistant or controller
scheduled · weekly · passage · circuit · stops · ports of call · itinerary · crossing
Of occupied territories
- VictorianOf a prim era
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
- paddlewheelRotating blades propelling vessels
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
telegraph · transatlantic · empire · nineteenth century · trading post · outpost · frontier · missionaries
letters
Alphabetic characters or mail
- parcelsWrapped items for delivery
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- deliveryConveyance of goods
postmaster · stamps · dispatch · sorting · collection · postage · sender · recipient · package · envelope
steamer
Vapor-powered vessel
schooner · cargo · harbor · port · dock · wharf · anchor · captain · crew · hull
islands
Land surrounded by water
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- coastalOf the shoreline
- outportsPeripheral coastal settlements
remote · scheduled · weekly · passage · circuit · stops · ports of call · itinerary · crossing · channel
colonial
Of occupied territories
- VictorianOf a prim era
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
- paddlewheelRotating blades propelling vessels
steamship · telegraph · transatlantic · empire · nineteenth century · trading post · outpost · frontier · missionaries · exploration
mailboatsmail planes
Aircraft transporting letters
mail trucks · mail trains · cargo planes · delivery trucks · mail carriers
mailboatsemail
Digital written communication
electronic mail · instant messaging · digital communication · telegraph · fax machines
mailboatspassenger ferries
Vessels transporting travelers over water
cruise ships · cargo ships · tankers · fishing boats · pleasure craft