Hans Snook Executive of a wireless paging business (which subsequently became part of the Hutchison Whampoa Group). In 1992 Snook was despatched to the UK and closed Hutchison's Rabbit phone system; and instead turned efforts to developing the UK's fourth mobile phone network. On April 28, 1994 Orange was launched. Within five years Orange had developed an enviable reputation as well as a growing international presence. Mannesmann of Germany purchased Orange Plc, in a failed attempt to challenge Vodafone as the World's leading mobile phone company. This set off a chain of events which resulted in France Télécom taking ownership of Orange,
German destroyer Z18 Hans Lüdemann the fjord. "Z17 Diether von Roeder" remained offshore to provide support if necessary and to serve as a picket ship in case the British intended to interfere with the operation. About 11:00 the troops were ordered to reboard their destroyers which proceeded to Narvik. Shortly after midnight, "Z18 Hans Lüdemann" was ordered to start fuelling from the whale factory ship . Shortly after dawn on 10 April, the ship was still tied up to "Jan Wellem" when the five destroyers of the British 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, "Hardy", "Havock", "Hunter", "Hotspur", and "Hero" appeared. As soon as the German destroyer maneuvered