ðə pɹəvˈɪʒənəl nˈeɪvi ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ɐn ˈɔːɹdɪnəns ʌvðə kənvˈɛnʃən ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, wˌɛn vɜːdʒˈɪniə sɛsˈiːdᵻd fɹʌmðə jˈuːniən.
The Provisional Navy of Virginia was established by an ordinance of the Convention of Virginia on April 27, 1861, when Virginia seceded from the Union.