This was the first triumph of the Korean Navy's history after navy foundation with the only repetition of sea guard and training, additionally, its victory kept Busan port protected as an important entrance of UN troops in Korea and it was a good momentum to secure the command of the sea. Mt. Baekdu Ham(battle ship)(PC-701) was the first Korea's modernized battle ship with the money donated from all of the navy soldiers.

The sea battle in the Straits of Korea was the first sea battle independently at the dawn of day on June 25, 1950, against the North Korea's Communist aggression toward South Korea conducted to harass the rear with the infiltration operation of a guerrilla battle ship in the southern seashore.

The Communist battle ship armed at all points was 1,000t in weight, with almost 600 armed rangers boarding there, Mt. Baekdu Ham(battle ship)(PC-701) was the first Korea's modernized battle ship with the money donated from all of the navy soldiers, And it was a good momentum to secure the command of the sea so finally came to a conclusion to the victory of Korean War.

Here we erect this memorial monument to pay a tribute to the memory of the many dead soldiers who were in the Korea War and their noble spirits with a look of triumph site at that time
- On December 23, 1988, Written by the Chief of Naval Operations(C.N.O.)