The Hamoaze (/ hæmˈoʊz /; Cornish pronunciation: [ˈhɒmøz]) is an estuarine stretch of the English tidal River Tamar, between its confluence with the River Lynher and Plymouth Sound. The name first appears as ryver of Hamose in 1588.

The Hamoaze is an estuarine stretch of the English tidal River Tamar, between its confluence with the River Lynher and Plymouth Sound.

At its mouth, the Tamar flows into the Hamoaze before entering Plymouth Sound, a bay in the English Channel. Tributaries of the river include the rivers Inny, Ottery, Kensey and Lynher (or St Germans River) on the Cornish side and the Deer and Tavy on the Devon side.

The Torpoint Ferry is a car and pedestrian chain ferry connecting the A374 which crosses the Hamoaze, a stretch of water at the mouth of the River Tamar, between Devonport in Plymouth and Torpoint in Cornwall.

The Hamoaze is an estuarine stretch of the tidal River Tamar, between its confluence with the River Lynher and Plymouth Sound. The Hamoaze flows past HMNB Devonport, which is one of three major bases of the Royal Navy today.

The Hamoaze (hæ) is a broad, deep, estuarine stretch of the tidal River Tamar, between the River Lynher and Plymouth Sound, dividing Cornwall in the west from Devonshire in the east. The Devon shore is occupied by the City of Plymouth, including Devonport.

Nov 3, 2024 · The Hamoaze is an estuarine stretch of the tidal River Tamar, between its confluence with the River Lynher and Plymouth Sound, England. The name first appears as ryver of Hamose in 1588 and it originally most likely applied just to a creek of the estuary that led up to the manor of Ham, north of the present-day Devonport Dockyard .

The Hamoaze ( pronounced|ˈhɒmøz in Cornish) is an estuarine stretch of water at the point where the tidal River Tamar, the River Tavy, and the River Lynher meet, prior to entering Plymouth Sound. The Hamoaze flows past Devonport Dockyard, which belongs to the Royal Navy.

Feb 14, 2012 · My Sketch of the River Tamar shows that the part of the river opposite Devonport Dockyard is known as The Hamoaze. The River Tamar, of course, retains its name until it reaches the sea but this lower estuary has been known as the Hamoaze since the sixteenth century.

The Hamoaze is the estuary that flows past the Devonport Naval Dockyard. HMS Impregnable was used as a training ship for boys joining the Navy. Many of the boys were orphans or poor boys found begging on the streets.