ðə pɹəvˈɪʒənəl nˈeɪvi ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ɐn ˈɔːɹdɪnəns ʌvðə kənvˈɛnʃən ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən 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 27 April 27, 1861, when Virginia seceded from the Union.