Now that I think of it, "The Anatomy of the Ship" series is one place to learn about the details that I need

I only have three of the Anatomy of a Ship series for 20th Century ships. I have the Dreadnought (2nd Edition), the Hood, and the Takao volumes. I almost forgot that I had the Hood. The Takao is perhaps the best of the lot, but it is the Japanese and it is World War II era.