French whale ship Nancy visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 25 January 1845

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

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

An announcement reported that captain Jay of the French ship Nancy asked of 16,239 US dollars under a Bottomry Bond for the necessary repairs for his ship.