Familiar major navies did not emerge from a single coherent act of creation. They began as one kind of organisation and changed into another as their purposes, resources, and circumstances evolved. Building a navy is therefore a continuing process of answering questions and adapting the institution. This idea provides the frame for the practical choices that follow.
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Navies evolve rather than appear fully formed
Major navies usually grow by changing purpose and form over time, which makes fleet building an evolutionary institutional process.