wˌɛn vɜːdʒˈɪniə dʒˈɔɪnd ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɑːn lˈɛtʃɚɹ ˈɪʃuːd ɐ pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən ˌɔn sˈɪks dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, tɹænsfˈɜːɹɪŋ "ˈɔːl ˈɑːfɪsɚz, sˈiːmɛn, ænd mɚɹˈiːnz ʌvðə pɹəvˈɪʒənəl nˈeɪvi ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə" ænd ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐbsˈoːɹbd ˌɪntʊ ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts nˈeɪvi.
When Virginia joined the Confederate States of America, Governor John Letcher issued a proclamation on 6 June 1861, transferring "all officers, seamen, and marines of the Provisional Navy of Virginia" and they were absorbed into the Confederate States Navy.