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Laboe Naval Memorial

Laboe Naval Memorial is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Laboe Naval Memorial rather than just read about it. In short: The Laboe Naval Memorial (a.k.a. Laboe Tower, German: Marine-Ehrenmal Laboe) is a memorial located in Laboe, near Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Key takeaways

Laboe Naval Memorial belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Laboe Naval Memorial to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Laboe Naval Memorial from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Laboe Naval Memorial (a.k.a. Laboe Tower, German: Marine-Ehrenmal Laboe) is a memorial located in Laboe, near Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Started in 1927 and completed in 1936, the monument originally commemorated the World War I war dead of the Kaiserliche Marine, with the Kriegsmarine dead of World War II being added after 1945. In 1954 it was rededicated as a memorial for the sailors of all nationalities who were lost at sea and at the same time a memorial for peaceful sailing in open seas. The monument consists of a 72-metre-high (236 ft) tower topped by an observation deck. The deck stands a total 85 m (279 ft) above sea level. A hall of remembrance and World War II-era German submarine U-995, which houses a technical museum, both sit near the foot of the monument, and the site is a popular tourist venue. U-995 is the world's only remaining Type VII U-boat. The tower was designed by architect Gustav August Munzer, who stated that the form was not meant to represent anything specific but was to inspire positive feelings in those who look at it. It has been associated by guides with the stem of a Viking longship or the conning tower of a submarine. The memorial complex was taken over by the Royal Navy at the end of the war in 1945, which expelled the Deutscher Marinebund responsible for its preservation. In 1954, the Allies returned it to the new Deutscher Marinebund, with the obligation to extend the memorial to the victims of the German navy in the two world wars, as well as to its enemies. In 1996, it was decided to extend the commemoration to all sailors in general, and to evoke the freedom of the seas. The tower is 72 m (236 ft) high, 31.5 m (103 ft) long and 13.8 m (45 ft) wide and is located 85 m (279 ft) above sea level. The German Navy has a memorial inscribed on the left-hand side for its sailors who “have lost their lives since 1955 in the performance of their duty”, and a similar memorial for civilian victims of disasters at sea, inscribed on the right.

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External links

Deutscher Marinebund e.V. Marine-Ehrenmal at Structurae

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Laboe Naval Memorial

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Laboe Naval Memorial claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Laboe Naval Memorial before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Laboe Naval Memorial ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Laboe Naval Memorial

In research: Laboe Naval Memorial appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Laboe Naval Memorial in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Laboe Naval Memorial is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1936, Buildings and structures in Plön (district), German military history stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Laboe Naval Memorial outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Laboe Naval Memorial in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Laboe Naval Memorial means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Laboe Naval Memorial out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Laboe Naval Memorial in simple terms?

The Laboe Naval Memorial (a.k.a. Laboe Tower, German: Marine-Ehrenmal Laboe) is a memorial located in Laboe, near Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Why does Laboe Naval Memorial matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Laboe Naval Memorial?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Laboe Naval Memorial.