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'Copyright F GOWEN 1907' on front. Divided, message, not posted. Built by A. Stephen & Son, Glasgow in 1908. At 137 metres in length and with a twin-screw steam engine, she was capable of a speed of 16 knots and could carry 402 passengers. The Makura remained in service for 28 years on the trans-Pacific run, steaming over 2.3 million nautical miles. She was sold to Chinese ship-breakers in 1936.
