Nummer: 03817
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 07.12.1940 |
| Time of attack : | 22:39 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 99 |
| Commander : | Kretschmer |
| Grid : | AL 8473 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 5273 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | OB.252 s |
| Date of observation : | 07.12.1940 |
| Nationality of target : | Dutch |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Farmsum |
| Year of launch : | 1929 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5237 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 52.11n 22.56w |
| Convoy : | OB.252 s |
| Route of convoy : | Liverpool - North America (out) |
| Remark to convoy : | Sep 1939 to Jul 1940 via South Ireland, Jul to Okt 1940 via North Cannel, then ON. |