did ss participate in any war?
Yes. World War I and II
SS Minnesotan
On 11 September 1917, some five months after the United States declared war on Germany, the United States Army chartered "Minnesotan" for transporting animals to Europe in support of the American Expeditionary Force. 
what is ss minnesotan? A cargo ship who/what is responsible for its design? UNANSWERABLE what is the former mentioned kind of ship? A merchant ship that carries cargo, goods and materials from one port to another what are its different types? Container ships and bulk carriers what is the latter mentioned one? A merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils and cement, in its cargo holds what are some size categories it has? Small, handysize, handymax, panamax, capesize and very large what is the third mentioned type? Naval architecture terms for the larger bulk carriers in the Handysize class (40,000 to 50,000 DWT) describe the second mentioned type Handysize is a naval architecture term for smaller bulk carriers or oil tanker with deadweight of up to 50,000 tonnes, although there is no official definition in terms of exact tonnages what is the history behind this aforementioned carriers? UNANSWERABLE what is the pirate history behind the first mentioned type of ship? UNANSWERABLE
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SS Minnesotan [SEP] World War I
On 11 September 1917, some five months after the United States declared war on Germany, the United States Army chartered "Minnesotan" for transporting animals to Europe in support of the American Expeditionary Force. Although there is no information about the specific conversion of "Minnesotan", for other ships this typically meant that passenger accommodations had to be ripped out and replaced with ramps and stalls for the horses and mules carried. On 23 August 1918, "Minnesotan" was transferred to the United States Navy at Norfolk, Virginia. She was commissioned into the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) the same day, with Lieutenant Commander E.