Based on the same Covert Shores article, a Popular Mechanics article [1] has more TL;DR context in the title, The U.S. Navy Could Have Had a Submarine Aircraft Carrier, and opening:
> During the 1950s, the advent of the atomic age forced the U.S. Navy to look at a number of alternate basing schemes for naval aviation. One such scheme was AN-1, an enormous nuclear-powered submarine that could launch eight fighter jets in just under eight minutes.
> Although AN-1 was never built, it’s a fascinating look at a ship that could have been.
> During the 1950s, the advent of the atomic age forced the U.S. Navy to look at a number of alternate basing schemes for naval aviation. One such scheme was AN-1, an enormous nuclear-powered submarine that could launch eight fighter jets in just under eight minutes.
> Although AN-1 was never built, it’s a fascinating look at a ship that could have been.
[1] https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a252415...