German whaling ship Patriot visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 4 March 1848

 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 28 February by the German whaling ship Patriot master Mensing of Bremen for cruising.