American whaler Sheffield hailed according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 26 August 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 that the American whaling ship South America in the Japan Sea spoke on 23 June the American whaler Sheffield of Sag Harbor 14 whales this season 3.400 barrels oil all.