Wreckage lies scattered in a small cove to the west of the Fangs. The propeller, thrust bearings, stern post and the remains of the rudder are identifiable. Nearby a section of iron girders stands 2m high. A boiler lies further to the west.

Event and Historical Information:
The KYLE FIRTH was a steel-hulled steamship built by the Aisla Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Ayr, in 1905. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 450gt, 178nt; 155ft x 25ft 6in x 11ft 2in; screw propulsion powered by a single steam boiler linked to a compound engine producing 64hp. The ship had three name changes during its service career - ex-KYLEFORD, ex-OUISTREHAM and ex-SENGA. At time of loss, the vessel was owned by Monroe Brothers Ltd, and registered at Glasgow. The ship was carrying a cargo of crushed stone from Carreg-y-Llam, Portnant, to Liverpool on 13 May 1940 when it ran onto Penrhos Point, 2 miles south of the South Stack Lighthouse. The light was extinguished at the time because of wartime restrictions. A coastal watchman reported the steamer ashore at 4.38am and the Holyhead Lifesaving Apparatus Company rushed to the scene and sent a line over to the steamer. The crew initially refused to leave, but by 5.50am the situation had deteriorated. Four of the crew went ashore in the ship's boat, the remaining five were taken off by a passing coaster. The coaster was met by the Holyhead lifeboat A. E. D. which had gone to their rescue. The crewmembers transferred to the lifeboat, which landed them at Holyhead.

Sources include:

Bennett, T, 1987, Shipwrecks around Wales, Vol 1, p.60
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 April - 30 June 1940, p.9 (g)
Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1 July 1936 - 30 June 1937, number 78527 in K
SS Kyle Firth, Wreck Site EU
UK Hydrographic Office Wrecks and Obstructions Database. ? Crown Copyright and database rights. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.ukho.gov.uk)
Wynne-Jones, I, 2001, Shipwrecks of North Wales, 4th edition, p.55

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, June 2008.

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