Commodore Park, Nova Scotia

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.

Commodore Park
Neighbourhood
Location within Dartmouth
Commodore Park, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
Commodore Park, Nova Scotia
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°40′49″N 63°31′48″W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax Regional Municipality
CommunityDartmouth
Community councilHarbour East - Marine Drive Community Council
District6 - Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East
Postal code
B2W
Area code902, 782
GNBC codeCAHPX

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.

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

  • The first of two plaques. It explains various 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.
    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.
  • The second of two plaques. It contains a map of the area and pictures of the various ships that correspond to the names of the streets.
    This plaque contains a map of the area and pictures of the various ships that correspond to the names of the streets.

References
  1. "Commodore Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. Chapman, Harry (2001). In the wake of the Alderney : Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1750-2000. Dartmouth Historical Association (2nd ed.). [Dartmouth, N.S.]: Dartmouth Historical Association. pp. 364–365. ISBN 1-55109-374-X. OCLC 48398897.
  3. Halifax Municipal Archives. (1878-1984). Dartmouth (N.S.). Planning and Development Department records. (Retrieval code 101-80F).
  4. Chapman, Harry (2001). In the wake of the Alderney : Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1750-2000. Dartmouth Historical Association (2nd ed.). [Dartmouth, N.S.]: Dartmouth Historical Association. p. 403. ISBN 1-55109-374-X. OCLC 48398897.
  5. "HMCS Athabaskan (i) (G 07) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Destroyer of the Tribal class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  6. "HMCS Guysborough (J 52) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Minesweeper of the Bangor class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  7. "HMCS Louisburg (i) (K 143) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Corvette of the Flower class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  8. "HMCS Margaree (H 49) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Destroyer of the D class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  9. "HMCS Shawinigan (K 136) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Corvette of the Flower class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  10. "HMCS Shawinigan (K 136) (Canadian Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  11. "HMCS Skeena (D 59) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Destroyer of the A class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  12. "HMCS SKEENA H01 / D59 / I59 - For Posterity's Sake". www.forposterityssake.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  13. "HMCS Spikenard (K 198) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Corvette of the Flower class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  14. "HMCS Spikenard (K 198) (Canadian Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  15. "HMCS Weyburn (K 173) of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Corvette of the Flower class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
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