Krusenstern proposed to appoint second class captain Vasily Golovnin as expedition leader, however, Golovnin was on his own round-the-world voyage at that time.
Krusenstern foreslog at udnævne kaptajn af 2. klasse Vasilij Golovnin som ekspeditionsleder, men Golovnin var på sin egen rundrejse på denne tid.