 By chance , at the same time VT @-@ 3 was sighted by the Japanese , three squadrons of SBDs from Enterprise and Yorktown ( VB @-@ 6 , VS @-@ 6 and VB @-@ 3 , respectively ) were approaching from the southwest and northeast . The Yorktown squadron ( VB @-@ 3 ) had flown just behind VT @-@ 3 but elected to attack from a different course . The two squadrons from Enterprise were running low on fuel because of the time spent looking for the enemy . Squadron commander C. Wade McClusky , Jr. decided to continue the search , and by good fortune spotted the wake of the Japanese destroyer Arashi , steaming at full speed to rejoin Nagumo 's carriers after having unsuccessfully depth @-@ charged U.S. submarine Nautilus , which had unsuccessfully attacked the battleship Kirishima . Some bombers were lost from fuel exhaustion before the attack commenced . 
