From three months ago: https://blog.worldofwarships.com/blog/200
This is the "IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR THE COMMUNITY" in which we laid out our intentions for the future.
The West Virgina '44 is mentioned in the Feedback section:
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The average timeframe for bringing a ship into the game is surprisingly long. All told, it tends to be around 2 years in research, asset fabrication, game design implementation and test, art, and then actual rollout.
As you can see, the time stated is for 2023, which is in line with a full creation.