French whaler Ville de Rennes visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 2 February 1850

 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 arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 30 January the French whaler Ville de Rennes from Le Havre, France.