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{{Use British English|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox water transit | name = Torpoint Ferry | logo = | logo_size = | image = TorpointFerryNew.jpg | image_size = | locale = | waterway = [[Hamoaze]] | transit_type = Passenger and automobile ferry | began_operation = 1790 | ended_operation = | system_length = | lines = | hub = | vessels = 3 | terminals = 2 | ridership = | operator = Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee | owner = *Plymouth City Council *Cornwall Council | website = http://www.tamarcrossings.org.uk/ }} The '''Torpoint Ferry''' is a [[automobile|car]] and pedestrian [[cable ferry|chain ferry]] connecting the [[A374 road|A374]] which crosses the [[Hamoaze]], a stretch of water at the mouth of the [[River Tamar]], between [[Devonport, Devon|Devonport]] in [[Plymouth]] and [[Torpoint]] in Cornwall. The service was established in 1791 and chain ferry operations were introduced by [[James Meadows Rendel (engineer)|James Meadows Rendel]] in 1832.
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