French whaling ship Ferdinand visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 8 January 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 6 January by the French whaling ship Ferdinand master Postel of Le Havre on cruising.