Vasily Mikhailovich Golovnin (1776-1831) occupies a special place in the galaxy of Russian sailors. Vice Admiral, corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, he made a significant contribution to all areas of naval affairs, did a lot to organize and build the Russian fleet, gained well-deserved fame as a talented scientist and writer, brought up a galaxy of brave Russian sailors: F.P. Litke, F.P. Wrangel, F.F. Matyushkin and others. The cape on the southwestern coast of North America, the former "Russian America," a mountain on Novaya Zemlya island, a strait in the Kuril Islands, and a bay in the Bering Sea, are named after Golovnin.