12K views · 595 reactions | Do you know the story of one of the Navy's own "hidden figures?" Raye Montague revolutionized the way the U.S. Navy designs ships and submarines, and became the first female program director of ships. Video by All Hands Magazine | U.S. Department of War | Facebook

A chance visit to a submarine exhibit in 1943 inspired a love of science in a little African American girl by the name of Raye Montague. By the 1960s, she would become an expert computer operator for the US Navy. A new episode of Combat Ships airs right after a new episode of Air Disasters this Sunday at 9 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

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1.2K views · 138 reactions | Today in Black Women’s History, I researched Raye Montague — the hidden genius who designed a U.S. Navy ship in just 18 hours. #navyseals #DesignInspiration #didyouknowfacts #historyfactsdaily | Black Woman's History | Facebook

Engineer Raye Montague broke down barriers in the Navy by overcoming gender and racial discrimination to revolutionize the way naval ships were built. At 7 years old, Montague was introduced to seacraft when her grandfather took her to see a German submarine that was taken on tour and made a stop at Little Rock. During an interview with THV 11 News Friday, Jan. 20, she said looking through the vessel’s periscope changed her life and inspired her to become an engineer, despite a man working with