Peter Lohmeyer

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)

Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 11,639 GRT

Born	2 Jan 1911		Zanzibar
Died	28 May 2002	(91)	Schleswig, Germany

Ranks

1 Jul 1934		Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1936		Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1938		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Mar 1940		Kapitänleutnant
1 Sep 1944		Korvettenkapitän

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-19	20 Jun 1940	20 Oct 1940	No war patrols
U-138	21 Oct 1940	31 Dec 1940	1 patrol (27 days)
U-651	12 Feb 1941	29 Jun 1941	1 patrol (18 days)

Peter Lohmeyer joined the Kriegsmarine in 1933. After standard training he was transferred to a Luftwaffe coastal squadron until Oct 1939, when he joined the U-boat force. He served as a Watch Officer on U-19 for seven months before taking command of that boat in June 1940. He then briefly commanded U-138 before being assigned to the larger type VIIC U-boat U-651 for Baubelehrung (U-boat construction familiarization) during her construction in Jan 1941. He took command on 12 Feb 1941 (Busch & Röll, 1999).

He sank two ships before U-651 was herself sunk shortly after sinking her second victim south of Iceland.

There were no casualties when U-651 was lost on 29 June 1941, and Peter Lohmeyer was captured and became a prisoner of war until 16 July 1947 (Busch & Röll, 1999).

From October 1965 to December 1968 he commanded the famous German naval school ship Gorch Fock. An interview with him appeared in the Scottish local newspaper Stornoway Gazette on 31 August 1968 when the Gorch Fock visited the Western Isles.

Kapitän zur See Peter Lohmeyer died on 28 May 2002 in Schleswig. He was 91 years old.

Photo: Peter Lohmeyer, captain of Gorch Fock.

Sources

Busch, R. & Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War Two
Kommandanten der GORCH FOCK. http://esys.org/gofo/Kommandanten.html
Segelschulschiff Gorch Fock. Kapitän zur See Peter Lohmeyer

Patrol info for Peter Lohmeyer

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-138	5 Nov 1940	Lorient	1 Dec 1940	Kiel	Patrol 1,	27 days
2.	U-651	7 Jun 1941	Hamburg	11 Jun 1941	Bergen		5 days
3.	U-651	12 Jun 1941	Bergen	29 Jun 1941	Sunk	Patrol 2,	18 days
2 patrols, 45 days at sea

Ships hit by Peter Lohmeyer

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
24 Jun 1941	U-651	Brockley Hill	5,297	br	HX-133
29 Jun 1941	U-651	Grayburn	6,342	br	HX-133
			11,639
2 ships sunk (11,639 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.