KILLOCHAN 

KILLOCHAN WAS A VESSEL OF 1,300 TONS AND HAD BEEN BUILT IN 1874 BY McMILLAN'S OF DUMBARTON

SHE WAS OWNED BY  J JERR & CO OF GREENOCK. SHE WAS COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN MANSON.

SHE WAS CHARTERED IN 1888 BY SHAW SAVILL FOR A VOYAGE TO AUCKLAND. SHE WAS IN COLLISION WITH THE SS NEREID IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL ON 3RD FEBRUARY 1888 AND LATER SANK OF DUNGENESS CLAIMING MANY LIVES. SHE HAD BEEN CARRYING A CARGO OF GRAIN AND WOOL AS WELL AS CARRYING PASSENGERS.SEVENTEEN PEOPLE ON THE KILLOCHAN LOST THEIR LIVES AND SEVEN FROM THE SS NEREI