In late 1915 she was sold to Tasmanian owners and commenced operation in Tasmania, mainly carrying timber and goods between Hobart and Melbourne.

From July 1988 she was used as a sail training ship,[6] based in Melbourne, until 1999 when the need for work on the hull and lack of funds put a stop to this activity.

In April 2001, Alma Doepel was taken to Port Macquarie where she was berthed at Lady Nelson Wharf and open to the public as a static exhibit.

From 2013, she was berthed at No 2 Victoria Dock (Melbourne), mounted on a submergible barge, undergoing an extensive refit to return her to survey so she can recommence sail training.

[7] On 16 October 2021 she was lifted off the barge and back into the water by the cargo ship AAL Shanghai and was ready for re-rigging and her internal fit-out.