▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Stanis laus — a ward ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ts ar ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁of ▁Russia . ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Kor vet ten kap it än ▁( cor v ette ▁captain ) ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Imperial ▁y acht , ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Tor ped o ▁Unit ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁command ▁until ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁His ▁flags hip ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁his ▁command ▁was ▁the ▁new ▁cru iser ▁; ▁he ▁then ▁transferred ▁his ▁flag ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁tor ped o ▁boat ▁. ▁While ▁in ▁this ▁command , ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁awarded ▁additional ▁comm end ations , ▁including ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁and ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Royal ▁Crown ▁Order . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁F reg atten kap it än ▁( fr ig ate ▁captain ) ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Hi pper ▁attended ▁the ▁ 1 0 - day ▁Cru iser ▁G unn ery ▁School ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁. ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Batt les hip ▁G unn ery ▁Cour se ▁conducted ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁. ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April , ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁given