ɪts ʃˈɪps wɜː bˈɪlt əkɹˌɑːs ðə stˈeɪt, bˌʌt ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ðɪs bɪkˌeɪm ðə ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌvðə ʃˈɪpjɑːɹd ɔnðə tʃˈɪkɐhˌɑːmɪni ɹˈɪvɚ ænd æt ɡˈɑːspoːɹt.
Its ships were built across the state, but eventually this  became the responsibility of the shipyard on the Chickahominy River and at Gosport.