Berzerk-class

The Berzerk-class was a type of support vessel used by the Colonial Fleet, seen at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. The Fleet Escort Berzerk was docked near Pegasus when the Cylons struck, and was destroyed in the attack. (Battlestar Galactica: Razor)

Design#

The Berzerk-class was a mid-sized escort, far smaller than a battlestar. It had five sublight engines at the rear of the hull and a single flight pod for launching and recovering small craft. Nothing on screen gives its armament, crew size or fighter complement. (Battlestar Galactica: Razor)

The attack on Scorpia#

When the Cylons attacked the Colonies, the Fleet Escort Berzerk was docked near the battlestar Pegasus at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards over Scorpia. The Cylons used the backdoor in the Command Navigation Program to shut down the ship's systems, and multiple Raider squadrons destroyed her. Other ships at the yards, including Valkyrie-class battlestars, were caught the same way, while Pegasus escaped because her networks were offline for an overhaul. (Battlestar Galactica: Razor)

Other appearances#

Ships of the same design appear among the Colonial ghost fleet hiding in Cylon-held space during the First Cylon War. (Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome)

The licensed strategy game Battlestar Galactica Deadlock includes a playable Berzerk, described as a fast light assault carrier meant to support a battlestar or strike group rather than fight alone. Deadlock tells its own version of the first war, so its game statistics don't carry over to the series. (Battlestar Galactica Deadlock)