We have officially reached 1000 signatures!

That may not seem like much, when you hear of petitions reaching hundreds of thousands in the news, but submariners and the communities that support them are relatively small ones. Why is 1000 so special.

The average crew size on an S-Boat (1919-1947) was around 35, meaning we have well over 30 S-Boats who have signed.

The average crew size of a Fleet-boat (1937-still in service in Taiwan) was about 65, meaning we have over 15 who have signed.

The average crew size of a Virginia (2004- still in service) is about 120, meaning we have over 8 who have signed.

The average crew size of our largest boats, the Ohios (1976-still in service) is about 180, meaning we have over 4 who have signed (or 2 combined gold and blue crews).

That's what 1000 means and why it's such a high milestone!