Commodore Park, Nova Scotia

44°40′49″N 63°31′48″W / 44.68028°N 63.53000°W / 44.68028; -63.53000^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceNova ScotiaMunicipalityHalifax Regional MunicipalityCommunityDartmouthCommunity councilHarbour East - Marine Drive Community CouncilDistrict6 - Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth EastPostal codeArea code902, 782GNBC codeCAHPX

Commodore Park is a mostly residential neighbourhood in the Dartmouth community of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It is located in the east end of Dartmouth in the Woodlawn area. Prince Andrew High School is located within this area.

History

Commodore Park was established as a subdivision during the general housing boom in Dartmouth in the 1950s. By 1955, 200 building lots had been set aside and 50 houses had been built.^[2] The subdivision was developed by Commodore Company Limited. The land comprising the area was originally owned by various landowners, including Bert C. Farquharson and Allison R. Morash. Their names are reflected in the area's Farquharson Street and Morash Pond.^[3]

Prince Andrew High School was built in 1960, shortly before the town and county areas of Dartmouth (including Woodlawn) were amalgamated into the City of Dartmouth in 1961.^[4]

Street names

Many of the streets in Commodore Park were named for Canadian naval ships that were lost during the Second World War:

Street	Ship	Date commissioned	Date lost	Crew lost	Ref.
Athabaskan Lane	HMCS Athabaskan	February 3, 1943	April 29, 1944	129	[5]
Guysborough Avenue	HMCS Guysborough	April 22, 1942	March 17, 1945	51	[6]
Louisburg Lane	HMCS Louisburg	October 2, 1941	February 6, 1943	59	[7]
Margaree Parkway	HMCS Margaree	September 6, 1940	October 22, 1940	142	[8]
Shawinigan Road	HMCS Shawinigan	September 19, 1941	November 25, 1944	91	[9][10]
Skeena Street	HMCS Skeena	June 10, 1931	October 25, 1944	15	[11][12]
Spikenard Street	HMCS Spikenard	December 6, 1940	February 11, 1942	57	[13][14]
Weyburn Road	HMCS Weyburn	November 26, 1941	February 22, 1943	12	[15]

There are many websites describing the ships. One of the more detailed ones is www.uboat.net.

Gallery

These plaques were placed in a small park in the center of Commodore Park as a part of the Commodore Park project.

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  This plaque contains information about the history of the area, naval ships lost during the Battle of the Atlantic (of which many of the area's streets were named after), and a brief history of the battle itself.
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  This plaque contains a map of the area and pictures of the various ships that correspond to the names of the streets.

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