Commodore Park, Nova Scotia

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Commodore Park
Neighbourhood
Commodore Park, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
Commodore Park, Nova Scotia
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°40′54″N 63°31′17″W / 44.68167°N 63.52139°W / 44.68167; -63.52139Coordinates: 44°40′54″N 63°31′17″W / 44.68167°N 63.52139°W / 44.68167; -63.52139
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax Regional Municipality
CommunityDartmouth
Community councilHarbour East - Marine Drive Community Council
District6 - Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East
Postal code
B2W
Area code902
GNBC codeCAHPX

Commodore Park is a mostly residential neighbourhood in the Dartmouth community of 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.

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 [1]
Guysborough Avenue HMCS Guysborough April 22, 1942 March 17, 1945 51 [2]
Louisburg Lane HMCS Louisburg October 2, 1941 February 6, 1943 59 [3]
Margaree Parkway HMCS Margaree September 6, 1940 October 22, 1940 142 [4]
Shawinigan Road HMCS Shawinigan September 19, 1941 November 25, 1944 91 [5][6]
Skeena Street HMCS Skeena June 10, 1931 October 25, 1944 15 [7][8]
Spikenard Street HMCS Spikenard December 6, 1940 February 11, 1942 57 [9][10]
Weyburn Road HMCS Weyburn November 26, 1941 February 22, 1943 12 [11]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "HMCS Shawinigan (K 136) (Canadian Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "HMCS SKEENA H01 / D59 / I59 - For Posterity's Sake". www.forposterityssake.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "HMCS Spikenard (K 198) (Canadian Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  11. ^ "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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