The third Minnewaska had been launched in 1908 and sailed the London to New York City route until 1915 when she was requisitioned by the British Army with disastrous consequences.

Her replacement, the fourth SS Minnewaska, in 1923, had accommodation for 369 first class passengers, but was primarily a cargo carrier, the largest afloat at 21,716 tons.

By 1932, the Atlantic Transport Line's business was severely affected by the Depression and all of its ships were either laid up or disposed of.

Her last Atlantic crossing was in September 1933, and she was sold for scrap along with her sister ship Minnetonka to Messrs Douglas & Ramsey, ship-breakers, for £35,000 in 1934.

Minnewaska and Minnetonka had been in service barely ten years, among the shortest careers of any major Atlantic liner.