Nummer: 11909
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Canada |
| Date of attack : | 28.08.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 08:44 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 517 |
| Commander : | Hartwig |
| Grid : | AH 9589 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 3000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo coup de grâce |
| Convoy : | SG.6 s |
| Date of observation : | 27.08.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Arlyn |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 3304 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 51.53n 55.48w |
| Footnote : | "Arlyn" was torpedoed by U-165 at 2:32h and sunk with a coup de grâce from U-517 at 8:44h. - "Laramie" was towed to Sydney, Nova Scotia (Lloyd's War Losses, p.1546). |
| Convoy : | SG.6 s |
| Route of convoy : | Sydney (Nova Scotia) - Greenland |
| Remark to convoy : | Since 1942 (counter traffic = GS) |
| updated on: | 15.05.2000 |
| Remark: | Arlyn + (LL) |
| Changes: | 1) Rohwer (1997), ohne Quelle: Laramie + 2) Rayner/40: (2000): Arlyn + 3) Lloyd' War Losses: Sinking Position Arlyn: 51.53n 55.48w |