MV Éridan (1928)

	MV Éridan in 1929 with square funnels
History
Name	Éridan
Namesake	Eridanus.
Owner	Société des Services Contractuels des Messageries Maritimes (1929–45); Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes (1945–56);
Port of registry	Dunkerque, France (1928–40); Vichy France (1940–42); Dunkerque (1942–56);
Builder	Société Provençale de Construction Navales
Launched	3 June 1928
Identification	Code Letters OSQY (1928–34); ; Code Letters FOAU (1934–56); ;
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage	9,928 GRT, 5,701 NRT
Displacement	14,135 tons
Length	142.82 metres (468 ft 7 in) overall,; 135.00 metres (442 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars;
Beam	18.59 metres (61 ft 0 in)
Draught	8.26 metres (27 ft 1 in)
Depth	14.10 metres (46 ft 3 in)
Installed power	2 × Sulzer diesel engines, 1,555 nhp
Propulsion	Twin screw propellers
Speed	16.1 knots (29.8 km/h)
Capacity	56 first class, 86 second class and 436 third class passengers (1928–42); 182 officers and 2,132 soldiers (1942–46); 95 first class, 112 second class passengers and 900 troops (1947–56); 10,680 cubic metres (13,970 cu yd) cargo space (as built);

Éridan was a French cargo liner built in 1928 by the Société Provençale de Construction Navales for the Société des Services Contractuels des Messageries Maritimes, a subsidiary of the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. She came under Vichy French control during the Second World War, and passed to the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. She served until 1956, when she was scrapped.

History
MV Éridan in 1929 with square funnels
Name	Éridan
Namesake	Eridanus.
Owner	Société des Services Contractuels des Messageries Maritimes (1929–45) Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes (1945–56)
Port of registry	Dunkerque, France (1928–40) Vichy France (1940–42) Dunkerque (1942–56)
Builder	Société Provençale de Construction Navales
Launched	3 June 1928
Identification	Code Letters OSQY (1928–34) Code Letters FOAU (1934–56)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage	9,928 GRT, 5,701 NRT
Displacement	14,135 tons
Length	142.82 metres (468 ft 7 in) overall, 135.00 metres (442 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars
Beam	18.59 metres (61 ft 0 in)
Draught	8.26 metres (27 ft 1 in)
Depth	14.10 metres (46 ft 3 in)
Installed power	2 × Sulzer diesel engines, 1,555 nhp
Propulsion	Twin screw propellers
Speed	16.1 knots (29.8 km/h)
Capacity	56 first class, 86 second class and 436 third class passengers (1928–42) 182 officers and 2,132 soldiers (1942–46) 95 first class, 112 second class passengers and 900 troops (1947–56) 10,680 cubic metres (13,970 cu yd) cargo space (as built)