Fastest regular Atlantic cross

The fastest regular commercial crossings of the Atlantic were by the liner United States, former flagship of the United States Lines. On her maiden voyage between 3 and 7 July 1952 from New York, USA to Le Havre, France and Southampton, Hampshire, UK, she averaged 35.39 knots (65.95 km/h) for 3 days 10 hr 40 min on a route of 5,465 km (2,949 nautical miles) from the Ambrose light vessel to the Bishop Rock lighthouse, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. The United States was decommissioned in 1969 and today is anchored in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where there is a campaign to preserve her. During her maiden run, on 6 to 7 July, she steamed the greatest distance ever covered by any ship in a day's run at that time (1,609 km or 868 nm), averaging 36.17 knots (67.02 km/h). The maximum speed attained from her 240,000 hp () engines was 38.32 knots (71.01 km/h) in trials on 9 to 10 June 1952. (then 51,988, now 38,216 grosstons)