Commodore Park is a mostly residential neighbourhood

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 in the Dartmouth

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 community of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

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. It is located in the east end of Dartmouth in the Woodlawn

Woodlawn, Nova Scotia

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 area. Prince Andrew High School

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 is located within this area.

It is named for Canadian naval ships that were lost during the Second World War. Street names in Commodore Park named after ships lost include:

• Athabaskan Lane for HMCS Athabaskan sunk on April 29, 1944 with a loss of 110,
• Guysborough Avenue for HMCS Guysborough sunk on March 17, 1945 with a loss of 51,
• Louisburg Lane for HMCS Louisburg sunk on February 6, 1943 with a loss of 38,
• Margaree Parkway for HMCS Margaree sunk on October 22, 1944 with a loss of 142,
• Skeena Street for HMCS Skeena sunk on October 24, 1944 with a loss of 15,
• Shawinigan Road for HMCS Shawinigan on November 25, 1944 with a loss of 91,
• Spikenard Street for HMCS Spikenard on February 11, 1942 with a loss of 77, and
• Weyburn Road for HMCS Weyburn on February 22, 1943 with a loss of 5.

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