Maximum warp (or top warp speed) was the maximum warp factor velocity a starship was designed for and a term whereby a bridge officer could ask the flight controller to accelerate the ship to its highest possible velocity. The USS Carolina traveled 0.7 light years in two hours when at maximum warp. (VOY: "Inside Man") This is equivalent to a speed of 3,066 times the speed of light. This is equivalent to a speed well over 260,000 times speed of light.