 Both sides (especially the British) renamed, re-rigged and re-armed their ships several times during the war.Both sides also possessed several unarmed schooners or other small vessels for use as transports or tenders.Over the winter of 1813–14, the Americans diverted shipbuilder Noah Brown and some shipwrights and materials to Lake Champlain, which allowed them to construct the squadron which later won the decisive Battle of Plattsburgh.