The Naval Annual

The Naval Annual was a book that sought to bring together a large amount of information on naval subjects, which had previously been obtainable only by consulting numerous publications and chiefly from foreign sources. It was started by Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey, and was first published in 1886.

During its life it underwent a number of name changes.

Naval Annual

 * 1886–1891 Lord Brassey
 * 1892–1899 T. A. Brassey
 * 1900–1901 John Leyland
 * 1902–1905 T. A. Brassey
 * 1906 John Leyland and T. A. Brassey
 * 1907–1913 T. A. Brassey (Viscount Hythe from 1911)
 * 1914 Viscount Hythe and J. Leyland
 * 1915–1916 John Leyland
 * 1917–1918 Not published
 * 1919 2nd Earl Brassey and J. Leyland

Naval and Shipping Annual

 * 1920–1928 Sir Alexander Richardson and Archibald Hurd
 * 1929 C. N. Robinson
 * 1930–1935 C. N. Robinson and H. M. Ross

Naval Annual

 * 1936 C. N. Robinson
 * 1937–1949 H. G. Thursfield

Brassey's Annual – The Armed Forces Yearbook

 * 1950–1963 H. G. Thursfield
 * 1964–1973 J. L. Moulton

Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook

 * 1974–1975 editorial board: S. W. B. Menaul, R. G. S. Bidwell, R. H. F. Cox
 * 1976 editorial board: S. W. B. Menaul, A. E. Younger, R. H. F. Cox
 * 1977–1979 editorial board: A. E. Younger, E. F. Gueritz, R. H. F. Cox
 * 1980–1982 editorial board: E. F. Gueritz, Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw
 * 1983–1984 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw
 * 1985 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A. J. Trythall. Editor: B. H. Reid
 * 1986–88 ???
 * 1989 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Group Captain G. Gilbert AFC RAF (rtd), Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A. J. Trythall, Jonathan Eyal
 * 1990 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Helen MacDonald, Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A.J. Trythall, Jonathan Eyal
 * 1991 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A. J. Trythall, Jonathan Eyal
 * 1992 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A. J. Trythall, Jonathan Eyal