GREENSTREET, HERBERT EDWARD (1851-1936) joined the Worcester as a cadet in 1866, and two years later went to sea as a midshipman, serving through all ranks from able-bodied seaman to first mate in ships trading to the Far East and the Pacific. His first command was the ship Mataura, one of the first to be fitted with refrigerating machinery. In 1882 he collected 3,844 carcasses of mutton at the ports of New Zealand and delivered it successfully in London. The second voyage was less fortunate owing to a neighbouring vessel unloading bone dust while the holds were open. Greenstreet was soon afterwards appointed second mate in the steamer Aorangi, and in 1885 master of the Ruapehu. He became commodore of the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s fleet, and travelled about 2,500,000 miles at sea without mishap. In 1917 he retired from the service and his death occurred on 22 Mar 1936.

Critchel and Raymond (p); The Dominion

Reference: Volume 1, page 177

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