KNIGHTHEAD BOW, opened to allow workmen easy access for construction, of the new 1,500-ton ferryboat being built by Jeffboat, Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind. Designed by Philip F. Spaulding and Associates for the State of Alaska, the 193-foot ferry will accommodate 165 passengers and 38 autos, or trucks and trailers with fewer autos on board. Propulsion is provided by twin 1,700-hp direct-reversing diesel engines, giving a speed of 15 knots. Later this year, upon completion, the ferry will make the run from Indiana to Alaska by way of the Panama Canal. Steel for the vessel's construction was produced by United States Steel Corporation. The vessel will be classed by the American Bureau of Shipping.