ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ðə dʒˈɜːmən ɹˈɑːtweɪl kˈʌmpəni dɪvˈɛləpt pɹɪsmˈæɾɪk bɹˈaʊn pˈaʊdɚ pˌiːbˌiːsˈiː, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ ðə ɹˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ.
In 1884 the German Rottweil Company developed Prismatic Brown Powder (PBC), which was also adopted by the Royal Navy in 1884.