On this day, 90 years ago, on June 3, 1935 (May 3, 1935 in the lunar calendar), the luxury passenger ship Normandy set a transatlantic speed record. The poster of the giant ship On June 3, 1935, the luxury passenger ship "Normandy" set out from Southampton and arrived in New York at a speed of 29.7 nautical miles per hour, once again setting a speed record for transatlantic sailing. The Normandy, carrying 1250 crew members and 1070 passengers, easily broke the record of 28.92 nautical miles per hour set by the German passenger ship Bremen. Bremen sailed from Cherbourg to New York. Normandy did better on the last leg of the transatlantic voyage, averaging 31.5 knots. The last French ship to set a record was the Toulene, which set the record in 1893. Cheering crowds greeted the Normandy on Manhattan's Outer Banks.