Appointed his naval governor in 1879 was Fregattenkapitän (later admiral) Hermann von Spaun, who accompanied him on a voyage to Brazil and North America in the goelette Saida.
Za njegova pomorskog upravitelja postavljen je 1879. godine Fregattenkapitän (poslije admiral) Hermann von Spaun koji ga je pratio na putovanju do Brazila i Sjeverne Amerike na škuni Saidi.