AH-WR-1858

Lena F. Oxner

Schooner · United Kingdom · Lost Late December 1916. Rescue December 29 derived from Friday, last under January 3, 1917 heading; foundered soon afterward, exact sinking day not independently stated. · Nova Scotia & Sable Island

Coal-laden schooner Lena F. Oxner foundered off Nova Scotia after a blizzard; Catherine rescued five men in two dories.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Lena F. Oxner was a British schooner carrying coal from New York toward Halifax under Edward Hook. After several gales, a northeast blizzard off Cape Sable caused heavy leaking and froze her pumps. On December 29, 1916, derived from the account’s relative rescue date, Catherine rescued five men using two dories, reportedly 50 miles off Shelburne. Oxner soon foundered; the precise sinking day is not separately stated. Catherine subsequently landed the survivors at Boston.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Not established
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: Late December 1916. Rescue December 29 derived from Friday, last under January 3, 1917 heading; foundered soon afterward, exact sinking day not independently stated.
Cause: Storm
Location: Reported 50 miles off Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: New York → Halifax, Nova Scotia
Cargo: 170 tons of coal; ton basis unspecified
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Edward Hook

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Region: Nova Scotia & Sable Island

Fifty miles off Shelburne reported without bearing or surveyed position; existing Nova Scotia region, no coordinates inferred.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (79/100)

Historical transcription documents terminal loss; original newspaper not independently inspected. Construction particulars, precise sinking day, surveyed position, depth and present remains unestablished.

R. Sheedy, Down to Sea — The Lena F. Oxner
Complete January 3, 1917 narrative: British schooner, Edward Hook, New York to Halifax, 170 tons coal, northeast blizzard off Cape Sable, leaks/frozen pumps, five named survivors rescued in two dories by Catherine under Archie McLeod, reported 50 miles off Shelburne, soon foundered, landed Boston. Friday, last yields December 29 rescue; precise sinking day not assigned. Original newspaper not independently inspected or publication title established. Rescuer personnel/cargo weight not vessel particulars.