Want your pilot back? It's going to cost you. During World War II, destroyers picked up downed pilots and air crew and held them for "ransom." Aircraft carriers liberated the "hostages" by sending over a special treat: ice cream. 🍦 | Intrepid Museum

V GNEVNY The Gnevny-class (or Project 7) destroyers are probably the most famous Soviet destroyers of World War II. In 1932, Soviet engineers travelled to Italy to observe their newest destroyers and building practices. This visit heavily influenced the design of the Gnevny-class, which may have been based on a theoretical blueprint from the Ansaldo firm. Gnevny herself was the lead ship of the class of 29 destroyers, laid down in 1935 and commissioned in 1938. She bombarded Finnish fortificatio