American whaling ship Hannibal visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 8 May 1847

The New Pictorial and Illustrated Family Magazine established for the diffusion of useful knowledge, 

vol. III. Robert Sears editor, New York 1846.

An item reported the departure from Honolulu, Hawaii on 5 May by the American whaling ship Hannibal captain Canning of Sag Harbor on cruising.