ˈɜːli ɪnðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ˈæftɚ ðə stˈeɪt ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə sɛsˈiːdᵻd fɹʌmðə jˈuːniən ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ɪt bɹˈiːfli hæd nˈeɪvəl fˈoːɹsᵻz ʌv ɪts ˈoʊn nˈoʊn æz ðə vɜːdʒˈɪniə stˈeɪt nˈeɪvi, wˌɪtʃ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd ɪn tˈændəm tə ðə pɹəvˈɪʒənəl ˈɑːɹmi ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə.
Early in the American Civil War, after the state of Virginia seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861, it briefly had naval forces of its own known as the Virginia State Navy, which existed in tandem to the Provisional Army of Virginia.