“TSV enthusiastically supports the refit of Alma Doepel, owned by not-for-profit company Sail and Adventure Ltd, an Affiliated Member of TSV”. She needs to return to active service in Port Phillip so she can continue offering youth development programs and act as a living museum.

Her Journey

The ship returned to Melbourne on 21 January 2009 after an 8-day passage from Port Macquarie.

On 19th October 2021, after spending over 7 years on her purpose built barge to overhaul the hull, the ship was lifted from the barge and lowered into the water for the final phases of restoration, now well underway.

Re-development of the excellent workshop and adjoining wharf space at Shed 2, Docklands, occupied from Alma’s arrival in Melbourne forced relocation of the restoration project to temporary facilities, courtesy of Port of Melbourne, in January 2026. A longer term relocation is anticipated in mid-2026 to Seaworks in Williamstown, Melbourne.

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