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A model of the ROKS Baekdusan, the Republic of Korea Navy's first ocean-going combat vessel, is on display on Nov. 11 at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District to mark the Navy's 81st anniversary. Funded by donations from naval personnel and their families as well as government support, the ship achieved several major victories like the sinking of an armed North Korean vessel during the Battle of the Korea Strait shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950.