Nummer: 02901
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 17.09.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 08:32 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 99 |
| Commander : | Kretschmer |
| Grid : | AM 1734 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 2372 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) + Gunfire |
| Convoy : | HX.71 s |
| Date of observation : | 16.09.1940 |
| Time of observation : | 23:18 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Crown Arun |
| Year of launch : | 1938 |
| Actual tonnage : | 2372 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 58.02n 14.18w |
| Convoy : | HX.71 s |
| Route of convoy : | (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC. |