Norwegian whaling bark 17th of May visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 2 November 1844

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An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 27 October of the Norwegian whaling bark 17^th of May captain Crawford of Christiana, Norway 10 months out 800 barrels whale oil 50 barrels sperm oil. She was the first Norwegian ship seen in the Hawaiian waters.