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In the age of sail, arming or victualling a war ship, or war vessel had the meaning of equipping the ships with all the materials to navigate and the "victuals" necessary for the crew to subsist. So, in addition to the rigging (masts, sails and ropes), the victualler (or sutler) should supply water and provisions and, eventually, cannons, offensive weapons and defensive weapons.
Victualling small boats without haste could be done without large facilities. On the contrary, the preparation of an army of war or military flocks, was usually carried out in arsenals and shipyards.