▁Tor ped o ▁Officer ▁Cour se ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁cor v ette ▁ ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁special ist ; ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Friedrich ▁der ▁Gros se ▁as ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁officer ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁commission ed ▁coast al ▁defense ▁ship ▁, ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁officer . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁only ▁briefly , ▁before ▁being ▁re ass igned ▁as ▁the ▁company ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Tor ped o ▁Unit , ▁based ▁in ▁Wilhelm sh aven , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁Hi pper ▁then ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁tor ped o ▁boat ▁instruction ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 – 9 5 , ▁Hi pper ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁senior ▁watch ▁officer ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁new ▁batt les hip ▁, ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Prince ▁Heinrich . ▁While ▁ab o ard ▁W ör th , ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Senior ▁Lieutenant ▁and ▁awarded ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Service ▁Medal ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Tor ped o - bo at ▁Reserve ▁Division