Johan Peter Wleugel

When captain Ahlefeldt died in Gibraltar, he took over the command of the frigate Christiansø in the Mediterranean squadron.

When Forskrækkelsen grounded at Varberg in 1772, Wleugel was responsible for salvage from the wreck, and when the ship could not be saved, upon orders, he sold it by public auction.

In 1775, they were transferred to the Royal Greenland Trading Department without having been fitted out for their original purpose.

In 1776, he was captain of the frigate Kiel on an expedition to Iceland, tasked with surveying and mapping the east coast of the island.

Wleugel created a series of very detailed maps of the major fjords.

In addition, he also created a map of the whole coastline, though this was with fewer details and significantly and accurate.

In 1790, he was appointed as head of enrollment, and he also submitted a report concerning the completed renovation of the dock.

In 1794, he captained the ship of the line Den Prægtige and in 1705 the Trekroner in the Danish-Swedish escadre in the North Sea under the Swedish baron Palmqvist.

At his return to Copenhagen, he left the post as ekvipagemester at the dock to head the 4th Division.

In 1796, he captained the ship of the line Sjiold and headed a squadron along the Norwegian coast.

He was the same year promoted to counter admiral and was appointed as 2nd military member of the Admiralitets- og Kommissariatskollegiet, He was the following year made a member of the Quarantine Commission as well as in the Fire and Water Commissions.

[3] Wleugel married on 14 December 1763 in Holmen Church to Maria Sophia Schumacher (1744-1790).