(Eridonia Free Peoples' Fleet) (Cruiser) Winter Blossom

She was converted Farlease-class (S2) Light Cruiser. With most of the primary armament and armour belts stripped away to create a lower mass vessel with increased effective speed and mobility. Perhaps the biggest notable change to this rather old workhorse was the conversion of the primary magazine for the (now removed) Hornet L/MRM bay and B-type turret on the foredeck, ahead of the control tower. In its place, the armoured citadel was fitted with living quarters and housing for a civilian population of around 1000 people, including women and children that the Eridonia Free Peoples' Fleet rescued during the Angel Point Incident.

As a result, the Blossom was essentially, a mobile refugee ship with additional modifications and upgrades to increase the vessel's utility as a support craft. The bow-mounted clamp-mast was an example of this additional utility; which allowed the Blossom to tow friendly ships and/or cargo in space with her powerful thrusters. Upgrades were also made to the shielding array and sensor suite. Despite having a hull nearly 1200 Earth-Cycles old, the Winter Blossom was perhaps the fastest Terran ship in known space, once able to give the incredible speed of the ATIS Navy's RV-Class Interceptor cruiser a run for its money in a straight line in combat situations.

Winter Blossom was destroyed with almost all hands lost shortly after the destruction of the EFPF colony on Bastion, during the Imperial Navy's Operation Ultima, when she struck an orbital mine deployed by the AIN, whilst attempting to land to conduct search and rescue operations. Her wreckage is a permanent landmark in the ruins of Bastion, serving as an ever-reminder of the harsh reality of the human price of war.