<page_title> Iowa-class battleship </page_title> <section_title> Ships </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 July 1939 <col_header> Ordered </col_header> </cell> <cell> New Jersey <col_header> Ship name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 16 September 1940 <col_header> Ordered </col_header> </cell> <cell> 7 December 1942 <col_header> Laid down </col_header> </cell> <cell> 23 May 1943 <col_header> Launched </col_header> </cell> </table>
New Jersey was ordered in 1939, laid down 16 September 1940, launched 7 December 1942, and commissioned 23 May 1943.