American whaling ship Eleanor visited Honolulu, Hawaii 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 the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 23 August by the American whaling ship Eleanor master Pendleton of Mystic for cruising.