Hans Snook Hans Snook Hans Roger Snook (born 26 May 1948) is a businessman, best known for his time as the founder, with Graham Howe and Chief Executive of UK mobile phone company Orange. He was born to a German mother and a British father, and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he went to the University of British Columbia. He then began a career in hotel management, which led him to Calgary for six years. In 1983, he set off on a round the world trip, which was cut short when he arrived in Hong Kong and became Chief
USS Snook (SSN-592) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, "Snook" got underway on 10 January 1973 for her eighth deployment with the Seventh Fleet. During this deployment, "Snook" visited Pearl Harbor and Guam. She returned to San Diego on 16 June and began a four-week, postdeployment leave and upkeep period, followed by another four weeks engaged in sonar evaluation tests. On 26 November, following her participation in COMTUEX 12-73, "Snook" entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard to begin a refueling overhaul. "Snook" was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 14 November 1986. ex-"Snook" entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in