<page_title> HMS Dryad (1866) </page_title> <section_title> Commanding officers </section_title> <table> <cell> 18 December 1879 <col_header> From </col_header> </cell> <cell> 30 June 1882 <col_header> To </col_header> </cell> <cell> Commander John Hext <col_header> Captain </col_header> </cell> </table>
Commander John Hext joined Dryad from 18 December 1879 until 30 June 1882.